Operant Conditioning Practice

Playing video games after doing yard work all day.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

Getting a spanking for throwing toys at your brother.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

Receiving half credit for turning in a paper late.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

Cleaning your room to stop your father’s nagging.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

Helping a friend because it makes you feel good.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

Getting your mouth washed out with soap for swearing.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

When Kyle spends too much time playing video games, his mom unplugs his X-box and takes the cord.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

James ignored his barking dog and he eventually stopped.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

Simone is grounded by her parents for getting bad grades.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

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

• Fixed ratio

• Variable ratio

• Fixed interval

• Variable interval