M27 - Reinforcement vs Punishment Quiz

Stephan and Cody were two boys who seldom smiled at other people. Dr. Hopkins used a procedure in which he would take them for walks, and if they smiled at passers by, he would give them some pieces of M&M candy. This procedure caused Stephan and Cody to smile much more often than they had

before.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Your little sister is 4 years old. She is a fantastic artist. Unfortunately she just drew her best Picasso-style picture on your parents freshly painted bedroom wall. As a result, your parents take away her prized Crayola crayons

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

You crazy teenage drivers go speeding down I-5 freeway in your grandpa’s Buick. You are going 90 miles per hour blasting the new Justin Bieber album singing with your friends. An officer sees you and pulls you over. After scolding you for a few minutes he writes you a ticket for $650

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Students in Professor Ohno’s class were given a weekly quiz. The students' grades on the first quiz were low, so Professor Ohno began praising the performance of those students who answered the quiz questions correctly. As a result of this procedure, the students' quiz performance improved on the rest of the quizzes

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

A rat is placed in a cage and immediately receives a mild electrical shock on its feet. The shock is unpleasant for the rat. The rat presses a bar and the shock stops. The rat receives another shock, presses the bar again, and again the shock stops. The rat’s behavior of pressing the bar is strengthened by the consequence of the stopping of the shock.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Your room is a huge mess. Your Mom keeps nagging you to clean your room. You continue to refuse to do it, saying you like how things are “organized.” The nagging continues. Eventually you give in and clean your room so your Mom will leave you alone

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

You get a new puppy for your birthday. Unfortunately it pees on your Dad’s new shoes. The dog then gets swatted with a newspaper for peeing

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Martha was a five-year- old girl who attended preschool. She seldom played with the other children. Workers at the preschool began praising and admiring Martha when she engaged in cooperative play with other children. As a result of this procedure Martha’s level of cooperative play with the other children increased.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

You take your new little puppy to the dog park. You tell him he has to behave if he wants to stay there very long. Right at the beginning he breaks free from the collar and runs wild. You stand and scream at him, but he keeps running around. Eventually you get a hold of him. You tell him, “you didn’t listen, now we have to go back home. You put the leash back on him and march him home

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

This summer you get a great job at Seaworld. After working there a few months, you get promoted from Shamoo’s personal assistant to dolphin feeder. Your job is to feed Flipper and all his friends. One day Flipper gets aggressive and won’t let other dolphins eat. You, being the authoritarian that you are, take the fishy treats and walk away. Flipper cried a little, but you still walked away

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment