2025 operant conditioning WLS

Police pulling drivers over and giving prizes for buckling up.

• • + reinforcement

• • negative reinforcement

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

Suspending a basketball player for committing a flagrant foul. 

• pos punishment

• neg punishment

• pos reinforcement

• negative reinforcment

A child snaps her fingers until the teacher calls on her.

• positive reinforcment

• negative reinforcment

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

A hospital patient is allowed extra visiting time after eating a complete meal.

• reinforcement +

• • - reinforcement

• • + punishment

• • - punishment

Grounding a teenager because they missed curfew

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

yelling at a child for playing in the street. 

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

A rat presses a lever to terminate a shock or a loud tone. 

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

A teacher gives extra credit to students with perfect attendance. 

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

A mother smiles when her child utters “Mama.” 

• Positive reinforcement

  
  

• Negative reinforcement

  
  

• Positive punishment

  
  

• Negative punishment 

  
  

A dog is banished to the doghouse after soiling the living room carpet. 

• Positive reinforcement

  
  

• Negative reinforcement

  
  

• Positive punishment

  
  

• Negative punishment