On Psych-News, the high school psychology teachers counterpart to TIPS, we
have been having a minor debate on the following example.
A MIT student went to the Harvard football stadium and blew a whistle then
threw birdseed on the stadium floor. Birds came flocking.. He continued
this for a number of days. On opening day of football season when the
official blew the whistle - guess what?? birds came flocking..delaying the
game..
We'd appreciate it if some of the learning specialist on TIPS could help us
resolve the issue? Is the above example classical or operant conditioning?
Why or why not? Please respond to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to TIPS.
On a side note, to the best of our knowledge the example is an urban myth.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Kent Korek
Kent Korek
Germantown High School
W180 N11501 River Lane
Germantown, WI 53022
262-253-3400
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