Question 1

In negative punishment,a stimulus is ____________ following the behavior and the behavior is weakened (less likely to occur in the future).&#10;A)provided&#10;B)increased&#10;C)added&#10;D)removed

Accepted Answer

In negative punishment, a stimulus is removed after the behavior, and that behavior is weakened or made less likely to occur in the future.

Question 2

While changing a light bulb,Martha stuck her finger in the light socket and got a shock.As a result,she never again put her finger in a light socket.This is an example of:&#10;A)positive reinforcement&#10;B)positive punishment&#10;C)negative punishment&#10;D)extinction

Accepted Answer

Martha received a shock, which is a form of punishment, for putting her finger in the light socket. By experiencing this punishment, she learned to avoid the behavior in the future, making it an example of positive punishment where the addition of an aversive stimulus decreases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Question 3

When an aversive stimulus is delivered after a behavior it _________ the behavior,and when an aversive stimulus is removed after a behavior it ______________ the behavior.&#10;A)strengthens;weakens&#10;B)increases;decreases&#10;C)weakens;strengthens&#10;D)none of these

Accepted Answer

When an aversive stimulus is delivered after a behavior, it weakens or decreases the likelihood of the behavior occurring again, which is a form of punishment. When an aversive stimulus is removed after a behavior, it strengthens or increases the likelihood of the behavior occurring again, which is known as negative reinforcement.

Question 4

Ryan drove the family car when he went out with his high school friends on weekends.He started coming home late (after his curfew).The next time he came home late,his parents did not let him drive the car for a week.As a result,he quit coming home late.This is an example of"

A)positive reinforcement
B)positive punishment
C)negative punishment
D)extinction

Accepted Answer

This is an example of negative punishment because the parents removed something (the privilege of driving the car) in response to Ryan's behavior (coming home late). This led to a decrease in the behavior (Ryan quit coming home late). The other options do not fit this scenario as well - positive reinforcement would involve adding something desirable to increase a behavior, positive punishment would involve adding something aversive to decrease a behavior, and extinction would involve ignoring a behavior to decrease it (which is not what happened here).

Question 5

An abolishing operation:&#10;A)makes a reinforcer less potent&#10;B)makes a punisher less potent&#10;C)is a type of motivating operation&#10;D)all of these

Accepted Answer

An abolishing operation is a type of motivating operation that makes a reinforcer less potent and a punisher less punishment. Therefore, all of the given options are correct.

Question 6

________________ is a stimulus that became a punisher by being paired with an unconditioned punisher or conditioned punisher.&#10;A)conditioned punisher&#10;B)conditioned reinforcer&#10;C)unconditioned reinforcer&#10;D)unconditioned punisher

Accepted Answer

A stimulus becomes a conditioned punisher when it is consistently presented with an unconditioned punisher or a conditioned punisher. This means that it was previously a neutral stimulus, but through association with a punishing consequence, it now elicits a punishing response.

Deck 6: Punishment