GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
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positive reinforcement.
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negative reinforcement.
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punishment.
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response cost reinforcement.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Adding an aversive stimulus to discourage a particular behavior is known as positive punishment. An example would be giving a child detention for constantly talking in class. The undesired behavior is the child talking in class, and detention acts as the positive punishment.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -At dinner time, a child pouts and refuses to eat her vegetables for dinner. Her parents quickly take the offending veggies away. Since the behavior (pouting) led to the removal of the aversive stimulus (the veggies), this is an example of negative reinforcement.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, spanking a child when he throws a tantrum is an example of positive punishment. Something is added to the mix (spanking) to discourage a bad behavior (throwing a tantrum). On the other hand, removing restrictions from a child when she follows the rules is an example of negative reinforcement.