Operant Conditioning

You are teaching your dog to sit. As soon as the dog sits, you give them a treat. The dog sits quicker on command in the future.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

A kid is acting a fool in class, trying to make all his friends laugh. The teacher sends him to the "think it out" spot away from his friends. He misses out on a fun activity, and he does not act up in class again.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

You are speeding. You get pulled over and get a ticket. You do not speed again, for a while anyways :)

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

You have a headache. You take an Advil and the pain goes away.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

The child screamed in the store for a candy bar. Dad gave them the candy bar. The next time they went to the store, the child screamed for candy. The child's behavior ...

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

The child screamed in the store for a candy bar. Dad gave them the candy bar. The child stopped screaming when dad gave her the candy. The next time she started screaming, dad gave her candy. Dad's behavior ....

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Your neighbor is playing their music super loud. You pound on the wall and they turn down their music. You are more likely to do this in the future.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Your neighbor is playing their music super loud. You pound on the wall and they turn up their music even louder! You are less likely to pound on their wall to get them to turn it down in the future.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Your neighbor is playing their music super loud. You pound on the wall and instead of turning down the music, they come knocking on your door to "have words". You do not pound on the wall in the future....

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

You did not get your homework done for school because you were up all night gaming, and your mom gets a report from your teacher of your missing work. She makes you go to your room after dinner without screen time.

You do not miss any more assignments.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment