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US- UR- CS- CR-

US- UR- CS- CR-

US- UR- CS- CR-

In Class Shaping Demonstration

4 Types of Reinforcement/Punishment◦ Demonstration

4 Intermittent Schedules of Reinforcement◦ Demonstration

Elton’s mother has been nagging and nagging that he should stop fooling around with his guitar and start studying. Finally, in order to stop her nagging, Elton complies and hits the books. This example illustrates

a. positive punishment b. negative punishment c. positive reinforcement d. negative reinforcement

What do positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement have in common with each other?

a.They both depend on the presentation of a desirable stimulus.

b.They both depend on the presentation of an undesirable stimulus.

c.They both weaken a behavior. d.They both strengthen a behavior.

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

a.A rat learns to press a lever to escape from an electric shock.

b.A rat learns to press a lever to obtain food. c.After a rat learns to press a lever to obtain

food, it stops pressing when it is no longer hungry.

d.After a rat learns to press a lever to obtain food, it stops pressing if it is punished for pressing the lever.

If your employer gave you bonus pay for working overtime you would probably work overtime more. This is an example of

a.Positive Punishment b.Negative Punishment c.Positive Reinforcement. d.) Negative Reinforcement

An individual receives a reinforcer after a certain number of responses. Sometimes 5 responses are necessary, sometimes 2, and sometimes 10. This is an example of which type of schedule of reinforcement?

a.fixed ratio b.variable ratio c.fixed interval d.variable interval

An individual receives a reinforcer for the first response after a 1-minute interval, but not again until the next 1-minute interval has passed. This is an example of which type of schedule of reinforcement?

a.fixed ratio b.variable ratio c.fixed interval d.variable interval