Question

Jennifer accidentally plays a radio channel that she has never heard before. She loves the music it plays and as a result, she plays only that channel whenever she wants to listen to music. In the context of operant conditioning, Jennifer’s behavior has most likely been learned through--------- (True / False )

Answer 1

Answer:

Positive reinforcement

Explanation:

Positive reinforcement refers to giving something to the subject (specifically something he/she likes) as a reward when a behavior takes place.

The subject will start associating this reward with the behavior and therefore, he/she will make it more often.

In the example Jennifer loves the music the radio channel plays so the music acts as a reward and therefore she plays the radio channel (behavior) more frequently and whenever she wants to listen to music.