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Operant Conditioning Quiz
- A child whines for candy until he receives it
Positive Reinforcement
The positive reinforcement of whining by the child leads to the desired result of getting the caddy
- Your boss is yelling at you for being late for work
Positive Punishment
The negative punishment by the boss is meant to reduce the likelihood of being late by adding an undesired consequence of yelling.
- You close your eyes during a scary movie
Negative Reinforcement
The closing of the eyes occurs when during the scary movie to avoid the occurrence of the consequences of the scare. This is an aversive stimulus that seeks to prevent the consequences by closing the eyes.
- A child loses a trip to the movies after misbehaving in the grocery store
Negative Punishment
The likelihood of future undesirable behavior at the grocery is reduced by taking a favorable thing away, which is the trip to the movies.
- You avoid reading your psychology text until the day before the exam
Positive reinforcement
The likelihood of a future desired outcome of passing the test is reinforced by taking a behavior of studying the psychology book near the exam.
- Your license is taken away for excessive speeding tickets.
Negative Punishment
The likelihood of the undesired behavior of excessive speeding is prevented in the future by taking something favorable from the person, the driving license.
- You get a day off for meeting a sales goal at work.
Positive Reinforcement
The likelihood of the desired behavior (meeting sales goal) in the future is reinforced and encouraged by giving the person a favorable reinforcement of a day off
- Your spouse is nagging you for not picking up your shoes.
Positive Punishment
The likelihood of the unfavorable behavior of not picking up shoes is reduced by the nagging of the spouse.
- Your dog gets a treat for urinating outside.
Positive reinforcement
The desired behavior of urinating outside is reinforced through rewarding its occurrence with a treat
- You put on your seatbelt to avoid the buzzer going off
Positive punishment
The likelihood of the buzzer going off, the unfavorable behavior is reduced by the putting on the seatbelt.