Which strategy will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 6-year-old child for whom operant conditioning has been recommended?
1. Varied outcomes
2. Reinforcement
3. Self-efficacy
4. Conditioned response
ANS: 2
A 6-year-old can learn to comply with requests when adults reinforce compliance with positive reinforcements. 1. Varied outcomes is not a step to use in operant conditioning. 3. Self-efficacy is not a strategy related to operant conditioning. 4. A conditioned response is the outcome of oper-ant conditioning, not a strategy.
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