AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning process where behaviors are modified through the association of stimuli with reinforcement or punishment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aversive control. Process of influencing behavior by means of unpleasant stimuli. Negative Reinforcement. Increasing the strength of a given response by removing or preventing a painful stimulus when the response occurs.

Detailed explanation-3: -refers to the use of an aversive outcome, such as punishment or negative reinforcement, to control behavior, and eliminate undesirable behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -In positive punishment, you add an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior. An example of positive punishment is scolding a student to get the student to stop texting in class.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are four types of reinforcement: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, extinction, and punishment.