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Behavior: Joy smiles at everyone
Consequence: She makes a lot of friends
+ reinforcement
-- reinforcement
+ punishment
-- punishment
Behavior: Sally can't give an example
Consequence: She fails the assignment
+ reinforcement
-- reinforcement
+ punishment
-- punishment
Behavior: Zane has his phone out in class
Consequence: He gets it taken away
+ reinforcement
-- reinforcement
+ punishment
-- punishment
Behavior: Molly finishes her homework
Consequence: She gets to go out with friends
+ reinforcement
-- reinforcement
+ punishment
-- punishment
Behavior: Andre smacks his gum
Consequence: His girlfriend tells him to be quiet
+ reinforcement
-- reinforcement
+ punishment
-- punishment
Behavior: Stanley gets straight As
Consequence: Parents release him from his grounding
+ reinforcement
-- reinforcement
+ punishment
-- punishment
Behavior: Jack mows the lawn
Consequence: He receives an allowance
+ reinforcement
-- reinforcement
+ punishment
-- punishment
Which psychologist was famous for his work with operant conditioning, shaping, & the creation of an operant chamber?
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
John Garcia
John Watson
Reinforcing small steps on the way to the desired behavior is known as...
punishment
fixed interval reinforment
shaping
variable interval reinforcement
The result of reinforcement is to
cause a behavior to stop
cause a behavior to diminish.
cause a behavior to continue.
cause a behavior to occur for only a limited amount of time.
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