Asked by Kutlwano Mokwena on Sep 30, 2024
When Amir was a teenager,his mother nagged him repeatedly to clean his room.He learned that if he cleaned his room on Saturday mornings,she would not start nagging at all.What does this example illustrate
A) positive reinforcement
B) avoidance learning
C) escape learning
D) negative punishment
Avoidance Learning
A type of learning in which an individual learns a behavior to prevent the occurrence of an unpleasant stimulus.
Positive Reinforcement
A process in psychology where a behavior is encouraged by rewarding it, leading to an increase in the occurrence of that behavior.
Escape Learning
A form of learning in which an organism learns to perform an action in order to terminate an unpleasant stimulus.
- Acquire knowledge on the theory behind avoidance and escape learning.
Learning Objectives
- Acquire knowledge on the theory behind avoidance and escape learning.