Question

Some pigs learned to pick up and deposit wooden coins in a piggy bank, but soon the pigs were more often dropping the coins and pushing them with their snouts. This best illustrates the concept of ________ in operant conditioning.a) Conditioned reinforcementb) latent learningc) generalizationd) biological predisposition

Answer 1

Answer:

Biological predisposition.

Explanation:

Operant conditioning may be defined as the form of the learning that are mainly associated with the punishments and rewards of an individual. John B. Watson introduces the concept of operant conditioning.

The learning of the pigs to pick the coins and its deposition in the bank is considered as rewarded with some conditions. The biological predisposition occurs in the memory of the pigs as this increases the likelihood works of the pigs.

Thus, the correct answer is option (d).