Quiz & Worksheet - Positive Punishment

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What are positive punishments?

Positive punishments work to decrease the likelihood of a undesirable behavior reoccurring by adding an unfavorable consequence. None of the options are correct.

Positive punishments work to decrease the likelihood of a undesirable behavior reoccurring by taking something away. Positive punishments are pleasant consequences of undesirable behavior.

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1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Operant conditioning is a way of learning in which our behaviors are changed as a result of its consequences.
Reinforcements are those things that strengthen or increase behavior.
A punishment is anything that decreases or suppresses behavior
Punishments are always positive.

2. What is a negative punishment?

A negative punishment decreases behaviors by taking away something desirable as a consequence of the undesirable behavior.
None of the options are correct.
A negative punishment decreases behaviors by adding an unpleasant outcome or consequence after the undesirable behavior.
A negative punishment is an unpleasant outcome of an undesirable behavior.

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Use this quiz to test your knowledge on B.F. Skinner's ideas of reinforcement and punishment. Check your understanding on various definitions and examples of these terms.

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Reinforcement
Positive and negative punishment
Operant conditioning

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Distinguishing differences - compare and contrast terms such as reinforcement and punishment

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Define and provide examples of positive punishment
Differentiate between reinforcement and punishment
Learn about the research and findings of B.F. Skinner

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1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

2. What is a negative punishment?

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