Operant Conditioning

Playing video games after doing yard work all day.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Punishment by application

• Punishment by removal

Getting a spanking for throwing toys at your brother.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Punishment by application

• Punishment by removal

Cleaning your room to stop your father’s nagging.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Punishment by application

• Punishment by removal

Helping a friend because it makes you feel good.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Punishment by application

• Punishment by removal

Getting your mouth washed out with soap for swearing.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Punishment by application

• Punishment by removal

Joe was hit with a baseball last week during practice and now refuses to play.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Punishment

• Generalization

James ignored his barking dog and he eventually stopped.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Punishment

• Extinction

A hotel maid takes a 15-minute break after cleaning 10 rooms

• Fixed ratio

• Variable ratio

• Fixed interval

• Variable interval

Many employers will randomly drug test their workers. The workers never know when it will occur so they refrain from taking drugs.

• Fixed ratio

• Variable ratio

• Fixed interval

• Variable interval

Professional basketball player signs contract whereby are renegotiated every other season.

• Fixed ratio

• Fixed interval

• Variable ratio

• Variable interval