AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The behavior of not buckling the seat belt decreases. Your car has a red, flashing light that blinks annoyingly if you start the car without buckling the seat belt. You become less likely to start the car without buckling the seat belt. This example is classical conditioning because nausea is an automatic response.

Detailed explanation-2: -Negative reinforcement involves the relief of something undesirable being removed. An example would be when you get into your car and it starts beeping before you put on your seatbelt.

Detailed explanation-3: -Matt regularly buckles his seat belt simply because it turns off the car’s irritating warning buzzer. This best illustrates the value of: negative reinforcement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Negative reinforcement is the type of reinforcement that occurs when an unpleasant stimuli is removed upon performing a behavior. Reinforcement always increases a behavior. In this case, the unpleasant stimulus is the car beeping and the behavior is buckling the seat belt.

Detailed explanation-5: -For example, when lab rats press a lever when a green light is on, they receive a food pellet as a reward. When they press the lever when a red light is on, they receive a mild electric shock. As a result, they learn to press the lever when the green light is on and avoid the red light.