Question

getting fired from your job for showing up late for work.
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
negative punishment
a student is very disruptive in the cafeteria. she grabs food from the trays of those sitting near to her and tries to cram the food into her mouth. because this behavior of stealing food is undesirable and needs to stop, a plan is developed that every time she steals food, she is immediately taken to a room without food.
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
negative punishment
lindsay wasnt doing well in her 6th - grade math class. her teacher told her parents that lindsay handed in less than 50% of her assignments. her parents told lindsay that she would be allowed to stay up 1/2 hour later on any day that she turned in her math assignment. as a result, lindsay now hands in her assignments 97% of the time.
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
negative punishment

Explanation:

1. Getting fired for being late is a negative consequence meant to discourage lateness, which is positive punishment (adding an aversive consequence).
2. Taking a student who steals food to a room without food is positive punishment as an aversive situation is added to stop the stealing behavior.
3. Allowing Lindsay to stay up half - hour later for turning in math assignments is positive reinforcement as a pleasant consequence (extra time staying up) is added to increase the likelihood of turning in assignments.

Answer:

1. C. Positive Punishment
2. C. Positive Punishment
3. A. Positive Reinforcement