Question

Mrs. Collora teaches social studies to junior high school students. Two boys in her class often loudly make jokes about the material being discussed. She has tried several techniques without success: 1) ignoring them; 2) encouraging and rewarding them for contributing to the class discussion; 3) removing their opportunities to participate in field trips; and 4) sending them to detention. In the order presented, list the operant conditioning principles she has applied to the situation.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Extinction, positive reinforcement, negative punishment, positive punishment  

Extinction:

Extinction occurs when a response has no longer occurred. It is a gradually weakened response that results in a behavior decreasing or disappearing.  

Positive reinforcement: It is the addition of something in the reinforcing stimulus following a behavior that makes it more likely that behavior will occur in the future again.  

Positive punishment: This work after presenting a negative consequence after an undesired behavior less likely to happen in the future.  

for example, a child picks his during his class and the teacher reprimands him in front of his classmates.  

Negative punishments: This happened when the desired stimulus is removed after a particular undesired behavior is exhibited. for example, If a child doesn't follow the instructions, he loses a token for good behavior that can later is cashed in a prize.