Question

In your philosophy class, you have found that your professor never calls on you when you raise your hand. As a result you no longer raise your hand to ask or answer questions. In learning theory, no longer raising your hand would be the result of:

a. stimulus discrimination.
b. partial reinforcement.
c. extinction.
d. negative reinforcement.

Answer 1

Answer: A

Step-by-step explanation:

This teacher probably already calls on you a lot and wants to give others a chance to answer.

Answer 2

The concept that explains the student no longer raising their hand after not being called upon by the professor is 'extinction,' due to the lack of reinforcement for the behavior.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the scenario described where a student stops raising their hand after not being called upon, the learning theory concept in action is extinction. This is because the student's behavior of raising their hand, which can be viewed as a conditioned response, diminishes due to the lack of reinforcement—in this case, the lack of being selected by the professor when the student raises their hand. The expected consequence or reinforcement for the action has ceased, leading to the gradual decline of the behavior.