GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Not letting a misbehaving student go to recess
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Giving a gold star to a student who does good work.
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Taking away recess and giving study hall to a student who didn’t finish his homework
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Writing the name of a misbehaving student on the chalkboard
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Positive punishment means something is added to the situation to decrease the behavior. For example, if a student talks out of turn in class, the teacher could respond by adding detention after school.
Detailed explanation-3: -An example of positive punishment is scolding a student to get the student to stop texting in class. In this case, a stimulus (the reprimand) is added in order to decrease the behavior (texting in class). In negative punishment, you remove a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior.
Detailed explanation-4: -As noted above, positive reinforcement refers to introducing a desirable stimulus (i.e., a reward) to encourage the behavior that is desired. An example of this is giving a child a treat when he or she is polite to a stranger.