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Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?
(A) buying a child a video game after she throws a tantrum
(B) going inside to escape a thunderstorm
(C) assigning a student detention for fighting
(D) getting a cavity filled at the dentist to halt a toothache
(E) depriving a prison inmate of sleep
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(A) buying a child a video game after she throws a tantrum
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Buying a child a video game after she throws a tantrum is an example of positively
reinforcing a behavior you probably do not want (the tantrum). This example raises an important point: the word positive in positive reinforcement refers to the addition of a reinforcer and not to the goodness or badness of the act that is being reinforced. Going inside to escape a thunderstorm and getting a cavity filled at the dentist to halt a toothache are both examples of negative reinforcement (removing something unpleasant). Assigning a student detention for fighting is an example of punishment (adding something unpleasant), depriving someone of sleep is an example of omission training (removing something pleasant).
reinforcing a behavior you probably do not want (the tantrum). This example raises an important point: the word positive in positive reinforcement refers to the addition of a reinforcer and not to the goodness or badness of the act that is being reinforced. Going inside to escape a thunderstorm and getting a cavity filled at the dentist to halt a toothache are both examples of negative reinforcement (removing something unpleasant). Assigning a student detention for fighting is an example of punishment (adding something unpleasant), depriving someone of sleep is an example of omission training (removing something pleasant).
Posted : 15/02/2024 2:37 pm