You are absent from school for an afternoon. When you return, you read the report left by the substitute teacher. The report states that half of your class behaved wonderfully and completed their entire assignment. The other half of the class misbehaved and did not finish their assignment. For the students who behaved, you give them free time on the computer. For the students who behaved, you give them free time on the computer. For the students who misbehaved, you give them an extra, more difficult assignment to accomplish. In this situation, you provided .....

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You are absent from school for an afternoon. When you return, you read the report left by the substitute teacher. The report states that half of your class behaved wonderfully and completed their entire assignment. The other half of the class misbehaved and did not finish their assignment. For the students who behaved, you give them free time on the computer. For the students who behaved, you give them free time on the computer. For the students who misbehaved, you give them an extra, more difficult assignment to accomplish. In this situation, you provided ____

A	Positive reinforcement and negative punishment
B	Negative reinforcement and positive punishment
C	Positive reinforcement and positive punishment
D	Negative reinforcement and negative punishment

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In Operant Conditioning Theory, there are essentially four quadrants: Positive Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Reinforcement, and Negative Punishment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Latent learning is a type of learning which is not apparent in the learner’s behavior at the time of learning, but which manifests later when a suitable motivation and circumstances appear. This shows that learning can occur without any reinforcement of a behavior. .

Detailed explanation-3: -In an experiment known as the “Skinner box, ” Skinner placed a rat in a box with a lever that released food into the box. After the rat accidentally hit the lever enough times, it ultimately learned that its behavior (pulling the lever) led to a specific consequence (receiving food).

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of Negative Reinforcement 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.

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