CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LEARNING THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Aversion therapy uses which section of the operant conditioning quadrant?
A
Positive reinforcement
B
Negative reinforcement
C
Positive punishment
D
Negative punishment
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Positive punishment involves adding an aversive stimulus after an unwanted behavior to discourage a person from repeating the behavior. Spanking and chores are examples of this. On the other hand, negative punishment involves the removal of something desirable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Electrical aversion therapy (EAT) is the administration of electrical shocks following exposure to cues that stimulate inappropriate urges or behaviors (respondent conditioning) or following the carrying out of the behaviors (operant conditioning).

Detailed explanation-3: -Aversion therapy is based off the theory of classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is when you unconsciously or automatically learn a behavior due to a specific stimuli. In other words, you learn to respond to something based on repeated interactions with it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Positive punishment in psychology is what we refer to as “punishment” in everyday life. It is often used when we want to suppress unwanted behavior. In parenting, the aversive response is often referred to as the negative consequence.

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