Maya wants to investigate the effect of operant conditioning on physical activity. She splits a sample of adult office workers into two groups. Group 1 experiences a loud, persistent alert sound on their smartwatch every hour, which only stops once they stand up and walk (negative reinforcement). Group 2 receives no alert sounds or reminders. Maya records the total number of 100-step walking bouts completed by each participant over a 10-day period.
State a fully operationalised directional (one-tailed) hypothesis for Maya's investigation.
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.