GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
OPERANT CONDITIONING
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -If something is being removed in order to avoid or relieve an unwanted outcome, then it is an example of negative reinforcement.
Detailed explanation-2: -something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.
Detailed explanation-3: -A child picks his nose during class (behavior) and the teacher reprimands him (aversive stimulus) in front of his classmates. A child touches a hot stove (behavior) and feels pain (aversive stimulus). A person eats spoiled food (behavior) and gets a bad taste in his/her mouth (aversive stimulus).
Detailed explanation-4: -Negative reinforcement involves the removal of something negative to strengthen a behavior. On the other hand, punishment involves either imposing something undesirable or taking away a positive stimulus to weaken or eliminate a behavior.
Detailed explanation-5: -Negative Reinforcement: The act of removing an unpleasant stimulus with the aim of increasing desired behavior.