Question

i’ve asked her, again and again, to hang it up. she says she will, but she never does. do you think we could use operant conditioning to fix this? andy vass yes, lets try positive reinforcement to increase her good behavior of hanging up the towel. ana i’ve tried asking my roommate to pick up the towel. i’ve tried ignoring the towel and hoping it would be gone by the time i get back from class. neither approach has worked. what do you think i should try as positive reinforcement? how about you make her bed the first three days she picks up her towel? tell her you will not drive her to class if there is a towel on the floor. how about you say that you’ll buy her coffee on the way to class the first three times she hangs up her towel? why don’t you put her wet towel on her bed when she leaves it on the floor?

Explanation:

Positive reinforcement involves adding a desirable stimulus to increase the likelihood of a target behavior repeating. The correct options are those that provide a pleasant, added consequence when the roommate hangs up the towel.

• The first option provides a helpful action (making her bed) as a reward for the desired behavior.
• The third option offers a tangible reward (buying coffee) for the desired behavior.

The other options are forms of punishment (removing a benefit or adding an unpleasant stimulus) rather than positive reinforcement.

Answer:

A. How about you make her bed the first three days she picks up her towel?
C. How about you say that you'll buy her coffee on the way to class the first three times she hangs up her towel?