Maya's parents decided to use operant conditioning to get their daughter to keep her room neat. According to Skinner's theories, they should
a) first give her a reward; a happy child will want to please.
b) catch her in the act of putting something away, and then reward her.
c) straighten up the room for her; she will learn by example.
d) threaten to take away her TV privileges if she does not clean up.
Ans: b) catch her in the act of putting something away, and then reward her.
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a. It recognizes that latent learning occurs without any direct reinforcement. b. It emphasizes the influence of prior experience on thoughts and aspects of the mind. c. It recognizes that mental processes are an inherent part of animal learning. d. It explains behavior in terms of observable acts and events, without reference to mental entities such as the "mind."