Which of the following experiments involves the use of operant conditioning?
A. blindfolding someone and timing him to see how long it takes him to estimate the size of a
room
B. determining how long it takes someone to learn how to fish if he is only allowed to watch
other people fishing
C. pairing a puff of air to the eye with seeing the color red in order to find out how many
repetitions it will take for someone to blink when he sees the color red
D. rewarding a child for finishing his oatmeal mush and counting how many times the child
needs to be rewarded before he finishes his oatmeal voluntarily

Respuesta :

the answer is:D.  Rewarding a child for finishing his oatmeal mush and counting how many times the child needs to be rewarded before he finishes his oatmeal voluntarily

In operant conditioning , we try to enforce a certain type of habit or behaviors to the subjects by utilizing the use of rewards (when the subjects show a desired behavior)  or punishment (when the subjects fail to show the desired behavior).

Option D fulfill this criteria, The Enforced habit would be Finishing his oatmeal voluntarily and they utilize the use of rewards every time the child finish his oatmeal mush in order to enforce it.