LEARNING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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praising Sophia every time she comes in before her curfew
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giving Sophia three dollars every time she comes in on time for the next month
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going out to dinner and discussing changes in family rules about curfew
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taking away Sophia’s car privileges for a month
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Detailed explanation-1: -The best example of secondary reinforcement is: money. Sophia stays out too late dancing, and her parents want to punish her so she won’t stay out too late next time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Now let’s combine these four terms: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment (Table 1). Something is added to increase the likelihood of a behavior.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Operant Conditioning Theory, there are essentially four quadrants: Positive Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Reinforcement, and Negative Punishment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Whenever a teacher threatens the punishment of failure, he is using Negative reinforcement. It involves the removal of aversive stimuli to reinforce the target behavior.
Detailed explanation-5: -Have your kids ever cleaned their room, just to avoid your nagging? This is a perfect example of negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement occurs when something unpleasant or uncomfortable is removed or taken away in order to increase the likelihood of the desired behavior.