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EPPP Psychology

Category - Biological Bases of Behavior

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After a child’s temper tantrum, the caregiver decides to take the child’s toy away. The caregiver is using:
  1. Positive reinforcement
  2. Negative reinforcement
  3. Positive punishment
  4. Negative punishment
Explanation
Answer: D - According to Skinner, taking the child’s toy away in this case is Negative punishment.

In Skinner terminology, positive reinforcement means the application of a stimulus and negative reinforcement means withholding or removing a stimulus. Reinforcement increases behavior and punishment decreases it. Thus, a positive reward could be giving a child a toy. A negative reinforcement could mean taking away a child’s night without TV. A positive punishment could be giving a child a lunch that he dislikes.
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