The children in your therapy group are being rewarded with chocolate drops. Every time a child talks about feelings, you let them take a chocolate drop from the candy dish. After several sessions, you notice that one child is not responding and shows little interest in the reward. What might you conclude?
A. The child is too young to learn through operant conditioning.
B. You are not being consistent in giving out the reward.
C. The reward you chose is not reinforcing for this particular child.
D. You are not using the appropriate reinforcement schedule.
Answer:C
The children in your therapy group are being rewarded with chocolate drops. Every time a child talks about feelings, you let them take a chocolate drop from the candy dish. After several sessions, you notice that one child is not responding and shows little interest in the reward. What might you conclude?
A. The child is too young to learn through operant conditioning. B. You are not being consistent in giving out the reward. C. The reward you chose is not reinforcing for this particular child. D. You are not using the appropriate reinforcement schedule.