AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Whenever the teacher’s students behave well, she reduces their amount of homework for that night. This is an example of what aspect of operant conditioning?
A
Punishment
B
Negative reinforcement
C
Variable interval
D
Fixed interval
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Few examples of negative reinforcement in the classroom: Doing away with homework for the weekend if students behave well in class. Freedom to escape extra classes if students perform well in exams. Removing the code of silence in the classroom once everyone completes their tasks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nagging Your Employees Constantly being reminded to be more productive, often seen as nagging or badgering by employees, is a negative reinforcement technique. It may be used intentionally or unintentionally, but it creates a negative condition in which the employees are subjected to an unpleasant situation.

Detailed explanation-3: -An example of positive reinforcement is providing a sticker to a student once they’ve completed an assignment. An example of negative reinforcement is allowing the student to leave circle time for a five-minute break after they use a break card.

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