Question

Jacinda has been fighting with her parents about the college application process. She decides that this weekend, she will finish all of her application to get her parents off her back. Does classical conditioning or operant conditioning best apply? Explain.

Answer 1

Operant conditioning

Step-by-step explanation:

Jacinda will do a voluntary action, that is to finish all of her application this weekend. She expects that this action will be rewarded by her parents, in the form of praise or at least to get them off her back.

This is an example of Operant conditioning, because a voluntary action is immediately rewarded. Therefore, this behavior is reinforced. A voluntary action, is an action previously thought off and decided to do.