Question

Ryan, a five-year-old boy, receives a pat on the back every time he says "please" or "thank you." This encourages Ryan to use good manners as often as possible. In this scenario, Ryan demonstrates learning through: Group of answer choices

Answer 1

Operant Conditioning

Step-by-step explanation:

Operant conditioning: Operant conditioning is defined as a technique of learning that happens through the process of punishments and rewards for a specific behavior. With the help of the operant conditioning, a person can associate between his or her behavior or the consequence of that behavior.

In other words, operant conditioning is a form of learning that pairs behavior and response. It works with voluntary behaviors i.e the behaviors that a person can control.

Example: A child is not allowed to watch television because he didn't perform well in his exams. So, his mother is not allowing him to watch television. The given example is a type of negative reinforcement.

In the question above, Ryan demonstrates learning through operant conditioning.