Asked by DEZERIA NEELY on Sep 26, 2024
An example of negative reinforcement is
A) putting coins in a broken soft drink machine.
B) giving bonuses to workers who excel.
C) threatening to spank a child unless he cleans up his room.
D) spanking a child to make him stop using curse words.
Negative Reinforcement
A process in behaviorism where a behavior increases in frequency because it is followed by the removal or avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus.
Soft Drink Machine
A vending machine that dispenses carbonated beverages, typically operated by inserting money or tokens.
- Identify the differences between positive and negative reinforcement and their impacts on behavior.
- Differentiate the concepts of punishment, extinction, and negative reinforcement from one another.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the differences between positive and negative reinforcement and their impacts on behavior.
- Differentiate the concepts of punishment, extinction, and negative reinforcement from one another.