15.3 Operant Conditioning Reinforcement or Punishment + -

Identify as Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, or Negative Punishment: Every time Mia finishes her chores, her parents give her $10.

• Negative Punishment
• Positive Punishment
• Negative Reinforcement
• Positive Reinforcement

Answer explanation

Adds a reward (money) to increase cleaning behavior.

Identify as Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, or Negative Punishment: Whenever Carlos comes home past curfew, his parents take away his car keys for a week.

• Positive Punishment
• Negative Punishment
• Positive Reinforcement
• Negative Reinforcement

Answer explanation

Removes something desirable (keys) to decrease late behavior.

Identify as Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, or Negative Punishment: When a student arrives to class on time all week, the teacher removes one homework assignment.

• Negative Reinforcement
• Positive Reinforcement
• Positive Punishment
• Negative Punishment

Answer explanation

Takes away something unpleasant (homework) to increase punctuality.

Identify as Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, or Negative Punishment: A child touches a hot stove and burns their hand. They never touch it again.

• Positive Reinforcement
• Negative Punishment
• Positive Punishment
• Negative Reinforcement

Answer explanation

Adds something unpleasant (pain) to decrease stove-touching.

Identify as Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, or Negative Punishment: Whenever a teenager’s phone alarm keeps going off, she finally turns it off so the annoying sound will stop.

• Negative Punishment
• Negative Reinforcement
• Positive Punishment
• Positive Reinforcement

Answer explanation

Removes unpleasant sound to increase behavior of turning it off.

Identify as Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, or Negative Punishment: After arguing with his coach, a basketball player has to run extra laps at practice.

• Negative Reinforcement
• Positive Reinforcement
• Negative Punishment
• Positive Punishment

Answer explanation

Adds unpleasant consequence (extra laps) to decrease arguing.

Identify as Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, or Negative Punishment: A driver fastens their seatbelt to stop the car from making an annoying beeping sound.

• Negative Reinforcement
• Positive Punishment
• Negative Punishment
• Positive Reinforcement

Answer explanation

Removes annoying sound to increase seatbelt use.

Identify as Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, or Negative Punishment: After a student earns an “A” on their psychology quiz, the teacher gives them candy.

• Negative Reinforcement
• Positive Punishment
• Positive Reinforcement
• Negative Punishment

Answer explanation

Adds pleasant reward (candy) to increase studying or effort.

Identify as Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, or Negative Punishment: A child starts yelling in the grocery store, so their parent takes away their favorite toy when they get home.

• Positive Reinforcement
• Positive Punishment
• Negative Punishment
• Negative Reinforcement

Answer explanation

Removes something enjoyable (toy) to decrease yelling.

Identify as Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, or Negative Punishment: A cat jumps on the counter, and the owner sprays it with water to stop the behavior.

• Positive Punishment
• Negative Reinforcement
• Positive Reinforcement
• Negative Punishment

Answer explanation

Adds unpleasant stimulus (water spray) to decrease counter-jumping.