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EPPP Psychology

Category - Treatment, Intervention, Prevention, and Supervision

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Operant conditioning, a behaviorist-based treatment approach, involves using reinforcement and punishment as tools to control and maintain behaviors. Punishment, known as aversive behavior control, is used in different methods. Which of those involves giving an individual time to perform the desired behavior before receiving punishment for not performing that behavior?
  1. Escape learning
  2. Positive punishment
  3. Avoidance learning
  4. Overcorrection
Explanation
Answer: C - Avoidance learning allows the individual to avoid the aversive stimulus altogether by performing the desired behavior in time. A readily-available example of this is the “pay before” date included on bills. If payment is made on time, a person avoids fines; if it is not, fines (the aversive stimulus) are incurred.
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