Dude, 10 Easy Points!?

Question

I am writing an essay about the study of parrots.

They have a method of training.

It's called "Rival Model Reward Method."

There is a graduate student who is asked a question; Eg: What color is the apple? She responds red and gets a prize.

This shows that the parrot wants to answer the question correctly so that it may get the reward and praise.

The guidelines to this question were:

-Describe the training method Dr. Pepperberg uses.

-Explain why this method is successful.

-Use details from the article to support your answer.

The overall message is that most people work hard when they know a prize is involved.

Can you basically give me a guideline for the first paragraph?

Thanks.

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Answer 1

that is so not 10 easy points. dude.

Answer 2

You will have to do it parrot fashion. Think it is called positive reinforcement. Besides you have just done it.

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The method Dr. Pepperberg used to train parrots is called "Rival Model Reward Method." There is a graduate student who is asked a question; for example; What color is the apple? She responds red and gets a prize.

This method is successful because...This shows that the parrot wants to answer the question correctly so that it may get the reward and praise.

The overall message is that most people work hard when they know a prize is involved.

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As you have just shown, by my answering your question. But what do you think. Are people likely to work harder if they get a reward???

Such as weekly pay packet!

Your question is interesting: reminds me of the Beatles song Sargent Pepper...