Wayne was really irritated by his hockey jersey, and finally taped the right corner inside his hockey pants so it wouldn't get in the way of his slap shot.On his very next shift, he scored a goal on his first try.Now he tapes his jersey inside his hockey pants at the start of every game, and about 30% of his shots score goals.Based on what is known about operant conditioning, you should conclude that Wayne's behavior best illustrates the concept known as:
A)successive approximations
B)adventitious reinforcement
C)classical conditioning
D)the Premack principle

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Wayne's behavior of taping his jersey inside his hockey pants was reinforced adventitiously (by chance). He scored a goal on his first try after making this change, which reinforced his behavior of taping his jersey inside his pants. The fact that about 30% of his shots score goals suggests that regular goal-scoring is not a consequence of operant conditioning, but rather is a performance measure.

Wayne Was Really Irritated by His Hockey Jersey, and Finally