Reinforcement and Punishment Answers

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?

Positive punishment occurs when a pleasant stimulus is removed after demonstration of a behavior.

When a behavior is highly resistant to extinction, the organism takes longer to stop responding after a reinforcement is no longer given.

Receiving an electrical shock when you forget to turn off the power before working on an electrical socket is an example of a negative punishment. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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.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?

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.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?

According to research, the most powerful reinforcement technique in conditioning is __________.

Both positive and negative reinforcement serve to strengthen wanted behavior.