Reinforcement and Punishment Answers

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Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Roland takes a walk through the desert. While there, he becomes extremely thirsty. To quench his thirst, he drinks a bottle of cold water. The water pleasantly refreshes him and he plans on bringing water more often on his desert hikes. Which type of operant conditioning in occurring in the scenario?

A
positive reinforcement
B
negative reinforcement
C
positive punishment
D
negative punishment
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Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Justine is bothering her parents while they are shopping at the store. They buy her a toy in order to calm her down.Which type of conditioning is shaping Justine’s behavior?

A
positive reinforcement
B
negative reinforcement
C
positive punishment
D
negative punishment
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Explain the difference between an interval schedule of reinforcement and a ratio schedule of reinforcement.

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Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Susan is watching a football game when the game goes to commercial. She knows that each commercial break during the game takes a different amount of time to resolve. She gets up to make a snack for herself. She checks back frequently to see if the game is back from commercial. After 3 minutes and 30 seconds, the game comes back on and Susan returns to the room.Which of the following statements is true?

A
Susan is on a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement.
B
Susan is on a variable-interval schedule of reinforcement.
C
Susan is on a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement.
D
Susan is on a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement.
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Compare negative reinforcement and positive punishment.

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Describe the difference between continuous reinforcement and intermittent reinforcement.

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Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.A family counselor tells Jacob and Samantha that they should ignore their daughter’s temper tantrums if they want her to stop because giving her attention is only increasing her behavior.Which type of operant conditioning in being recommended to the parents?

A
positive reinforcement
B
negative reinforcement
C
positive punishment
D
negative punishment
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In positive reinforcement, the reinforcement for the target behavior can most accurately be described as __________.

A
unpleasant
B
dominating
C
pleasant
D
superfluous
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Variable reinforcement schedules generally demonstrate greater resistance to extinction than fixed reinforcement schedules.

A
T
B
F
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Compare positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement.

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