A researcher designs an automated operant chamber to study how different schedules of reinforcement affect the rate of behavioral responses in animals.
Discuss how the features of operant conditioning, as investigated in this type of controlled environment, contribute to the scientific status of psychology, and explain one limitation of using this approach to explain human learning.
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.