Operant Conditioning
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- Q 1/8Score 0A rat receives an electric shock to his brain, which creates pleasure every time he presses a bar. Before long, the rat is pressing the bar fifty times.29negative reinforcementpositive punishmentnegative punishmentpositive reinforcement
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- Q1A rat receives an electric shock to his brain, which creates pleasure every time he presses a bar. Before long, the rat is pressing the bar fifty times.negative reinforcementpositive punishmentnegative punishmentpositive reinforcement60s
- Q2Fred refuses to take out the rubbish so his mother refuses to allow him to watch his favourite TV show.negative punishmentpositive punishmentpositive reinforcementnegative reinforcement60s
- Q3Andrew is upset because every time he goes to school he is bullied. Andrew’s mother has noticed he complains he feels sick every morning and asks to stay home from school. His mother usually agrees.positive punishmentpositive reinforcementnegative reinforcementnegative punishment60s
- Q4Tim is learning to play the trombone. His parents say that each time he successfully learns a new piece he can have some money.positive punishmentnegative reinforcementnegative punishmentpositive reinforcement60s
- Q5Vanessa is scolded for being late to class.positive reinforcementnegative punishmentnegative reinforcementpositive punishment60s
- Q6Shelley is caught texting friends in church so she is not able to use her cell phone for a week.negative punishmentpositive reinforcementpositive punishmentnegative reinforcement60s
- Q7When a horn sounds hamsters jump on the wheel in their cages and begin running. They know that if they don’t jump on the wheel, a blast of cold air will blow.positive reinforcementnegative punishmentpositive punishmentnegative reinforcement60s
- Q8Charlie has to pay a fine for returning his library books late.positive punishmentnegative punishmentnegative reinforcementpositive reinforcement60s
