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Praxis II PLT K-6

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Operant conditioning is a behavior modification technique commonly used in classroom settings. What is the basic principle behind operant conditioning?
  1. When behaviors are followed by a desirable outcome, those behaviors tend to increase in frequency
  2. Children will often role play social expectations during their developmental period
  3. Sometimes people over-generalize newly learned concepts
  4. Metacognition is best taught by modeling
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Answer: A - One of the basic principles behind operant conditioning is that when behaviors are followed by a desirable outcome, those behaviors tend to increase in frequency. When a teacher rewards successive approximations to a desired behavior, this is identified as the operant conditioning of a behavioral response. It is a desired method of behavioral modification and is an essential element of positive classroom discipline.
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Operant conditioning is also frequently known as instrumental conditioning.

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