Question

Every time little Jeffrey goes shopping with his mom, there is an incident at the checkout line when he spots candy. Typically, Jeffrey's mom initially refuses his request for a candy bar. When the child throws himself to the floor kicking and screaming, Jeffrey's mom gives in and hands him the candy bar to end the embarrassing scene. What school of thought best captures this behavior?

a) cognitive therapy
b) biological
c) psychoanalysis
d) operant conditioning

Answer 1

Answer:

d) operant conditioning

Explanation:

Operant Conditioning is a concept developed by American psychologist Frederic Skinner, one of the creators of Behavioral Psychology. It argues that our behaviors are responses to the positive or negative stimuli we receive and lead to certain consequences. Thus we can conclude that little Jeffrey's scandalous and rude behavior whenever his mother refuses to give him candy is a response to his mother's attitude of delivering what he wants whenever this behavior happens.