Reinforcement and Punishment Answers

One example of a fixed-interval reward schedule is the biweekly paycheck many workers earn.

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Harrison sends an e-mail to his boss. Harrison expects a response within five minutes, but he can’t help himself and checks every 30 seconds. After five minutes, a replying e-mail is delivered just as he expected.Which of the following statements is true?

When punishment is applied after every instance of an unwanted target behavior, it is generally more effective.

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Justine starts yelling in the store when she wants something. Her parents buy her a toy in order to get Justine to stop yelling.What type of conditioning is shaping the parents’ behavior?

Punishment is more effective when applied at least an hour after the target behavior has occurred.

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Molly is eating red and black jellybeans from a paper bag. She is not looking at the jellybeans as she eats them. She likes red jellybeans, but she does not like black jellybeans. The amount of jellybeans she has to take from the jar before she gets a red one is never the same. Which of the following statements is true?

Both positive and negative reinforcement serve to strengthen wanted behavior.

Lighting a fire on a cold night to get warm is an example of a positive reinforcement.

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Molly catches her dog chewing on her favorite slippers. Molly swats the dog on the nose so that it will not chew her slippers again.Which type of operant conditioning in occurring in the scenario?

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Glenda is a gymnast. She performs a perfect triple backflip off the high bars. After landing successfully, the crowd erupts in applause.Which type of operant conditioning is occurring in the scenario?