Claire wants to train her husband Phil to not get distracted every 5 minutes so
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Question
Claire wants to train her husband Phil to not get distracted every 5 minutes so he can focus on fixing the stairs. She decides to nag him whenever he gets distracted
a.. If the Pr( Outcome | no Behavior) is at .5, what does the Pr (O | B) have to be for her training to work.
b.. If instead of nag, she decides to take away Phil’s favorite magic set when Phil gets distracted. Which of the 4 varieties of operant condition is she now using and identify the outcome, contingency, and behavior in this instance.
c.. Describe how Claire can train Phil if she want to use the Omission training technique (if you identified omission training earlier, give another example).
Explanation / Answer
A. If the Pr( Outcome/no Behavior)=0.5 then
Pr( Outcome/Behavior)=0.0
b. If instead nag ,she decides to take away Phil''s favorite magic set when Phil get distracted she's using the negative reinforcement contingency.
Distraction----taking away favorite magic set----focus on work.