AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Giving a pass to the car behind to avoid its honking. 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: -For example, a child may lie about doing his chores, provoking his parents to give him extra chores. In this case, extra chores are an undesirable consequence to eliminate the behavior of lying. As another example of punishment, a teacher may take away a student’s recess because they were talking too much in class.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of a negative reward would include: Not helping a person by driving them around if they are using substances. Not listening with interest to difficulties that someone is experiencing when they are intoxicated. Not letting someone watch television if they are not looking for work.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is: d) elimination of pain after taking an aspirin. A negative reinforcement increases the likelihood of a desired behavior by taking away something unpleasable.