Question

five minutes are deducted from frankies recess hour every time he misbehaves in class. in the context of operant conditioning, his teacher is using _____ to discipline frankie.
○ negative reinforcement
○ negative punishment
○ positive punishment
○ positive reinforcement

Explanation:

1. Recall operant conditioning concepts:

• Positive reinforcement: Adding a pleasant stimulus to increase a behavior.
• Negative reinforcement: Removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behavior.
• Positive punishment: Adding an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior.
• Negative punishment: Removing a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior.

1. Analyze the scenario: Frankie’s recess time (a pleasant stimulus) is deducted (removed) when he misbehaves, to decrease misbehavior. This matches negative punishment.

Answer:

B. negative punishment