AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of Negative Reinforcement Getting up from the bed to avoid the noisy alarm. Taking an antacid before having a spicy meal. Applying sunscreen before heading to the beach to avoid getting sunburned.

Detailed explanation-2: -Negative reinforcement can include someone who abuses a drug and get used to its effects, then stops and feels withdrawal, and now has to continue its usage to avoid the aversive situation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Negative reinforcement increases the target behavior by taking away something aversive. Negative punishment decreases the target behavior by taking away something preferred. In the following example, a student’s “target behavior” is not paying attention to her teacher, or off-task behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -An example of positive reinforcement is: A child receives money for doing chores. Negative reinforcement is where instead of being rewarded with an item for making positive choices, and item or stimulus is removed after a specific behavior is shown.