Asked by Griffin Goins on May 27, 2024
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The Hogan's,a family restaurant,uses a system of points to manage the behavior of the wait staff.Each member of the wait staff has a running total of points that can be added to or subtracted from based on their behaviors.When an employee reaches 200 points,a bonus is received.If points ever become negative,employees are reprimanded or even fired.For the employees at The Hogan's,points would be best characterized as:
A) aversive events
B) a type of vicarious learning
C) primary reinforcers
D) secondary reinforcers
Secondary Reinforcers
Stimuli that become reinforcing through their association with primary reinforcers, such as money, grades, or praise.
Vicarious Learning
A learning process where individuals gain knowledge or skills through observing others’ actions, behaviors, and consequences, rather than through direct experience.
Primary Reinforcers
Innate rewarding elements such as food, water, or shelter, that satisfy biological needs and motivate behavior without prior learning.
- Identify examples of primary and secondary reinforcers.
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Zybrea KnightJun 03, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Points at the Hogan's restaurant serve as secondary reinforcers, as they have acquired their reinforcing properties through their association with the possibility of receiving a bonus or being reprimanded/fired. They are not inherently reinforcing like primary reinforcers (e.g., food, water) and are not aversive events either. They also do not involve vicarious learning, which refers to learning from observing others' experiences or behavior.
Learning Objectives
- Identify examples of primary and secondary reinforcers.