AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a pleasant stimulus is removed following an undesirable behaviour, this is
A
Negative Punishment
B
Negative Reinforcement
C
Positive Punishment
D
Positive Reinforcement
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Negative Punishment: The act of removing a pleasant stimulus with the aim of decreasing undesired behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Negative punishment is the opposite of positive punishment. It’s when you take something away from the child until the unwanted behavior changes. An easy example of negative punishment is taking away some sort of toy from the child if they are not staying on task or performing the preferred behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -In negative punishment, you remove a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior. For example, when a child misbehaves, a parent can take away a favorite toy. In this case, a stimulus (the toy) is removed in order to decrease the behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -In negative punishment (also known as punishment II), a pleasant stimulus is removed (a child is not allowed to watch TV because they have not completed their homework).

Detailed explanation-5: -Negative reinforcement involves the removal of something negative to strengthen a behavior. On the other hand, punishment involves either imposing something undesirable or taking away a positive stimulus to weaken or eliminate a behavior.

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