90.0k views
5 votes
Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, Roger was wearing green underwear when he aced his calculus test at the beginning of the semester. Ever since, Roger always wears green underwear on test days in his college classes. In operant conditioning terms, Roger's superstitious behavior is the result of:

User Kryptur
by
5.6k points

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

Accidental reinforcement.

Step-by-step explanation:

Accidental reinforcement by definition is an instance in which the delivery of a reinforcer happens to coincide with a particular response, even though that response was not responsible for the reinforcer presentation; also called adventitious

User Sander Garretsen
by
5.6k points