Question

question 19
1 pts
furman and masters (1980) found that childrens punitive acts, or negative reinforcers...
were followed by positive behaviors in peers
resulted in negative peer behavior more often than positive reinforcers resulted in affective behavior
did not affect the behavior of their peers
none of the above

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the research by Furman and Masters (1980) on children's punitive acts (negative reinforcers) and peer behavior. Punitive acts (negative reinforcers) from children tend to elicit negative responses from peers more often compared to how positive reinforcers lead to positive/affective behavior. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: Punitive acts (negative reinforcers) are more likely to lead to negative, not positive, peer behaviors. Eliminate.
• Option 2: This aligns with the research - negative reinforcers (punitive acts) result in negative peer behavior more often than positive reinforcers lead to affective (positive) behavior.
• Option 3: Punitive acts do affect peer behavior (negatively), so this is incorrect. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Since Option 2 is correct, this is incorrect. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. Resulted in negative peer behavior more often than positive reinforcers resulted in affective behavior