Question

provide an example of the following....be specific
a. negative punishment
b. negative reinforcement
c. fixed - interval schedule of reinforcement
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Explanation:

a. Negative punishment involves removing a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior. For example, if a child misbehaves in school (behavior), the teacher takes away their recess time (removal of pleasant stimulus).
b. Negative reinforcement is removing an aversive stimulus to increase a behavior. Like when a person wears earplugs (behavior) to remove the noise (aversive stimulus) of a construction site.
c. Fixed - interval schedule of reinforcement is when a reward is given after a fixed time period. For instance, a salary is paid every month (fixed time). After working for a month (behavior), the employee gets paid (reinforcement).

Answer:

a. A child misbehaves, teacher takes away recess.
b. Person wears earplugs to remove construction noise.
c. Employee gets paid monthly for work.