Mia gets gold stars on a chart at her local swimming club when she arrives early to assist, helps pack away the equipment, and shows excellent technique during drills. Once she has collected 15 gold stars, she can exchange them for a free club t-shirt. Mia always works hard to receive the gold stars.
Using operant conditioning, describe why Mia works hard to receive the stars.
205 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Main features of classical conditioning, Pavlov (1927) salivation in dogs, Main features of operant conditioning, Properties of reinforcement, Behaviour modification and shaping, Main features of social learning theory, Social learning stages, Bandura (1961, 1963) Bobo doll experiments, Bandura (1965) vicarious reinforcement, Learning theories and phobias, Treatments for phobias, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.