PSYC& 100 Operant Conditioning: Reinforcement & Punishment See if you can determ

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PSYC& 100 Operant Conditioning: Reinforcement & Punishment See if you can determine which type of learning each of these represent: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, or negative punishment? These are admittedly tricky so give it some thought. For each of the following identify which type of operant conditioning is taking place, and explain why, in conditioning terms Taking aspirin to relieve a headache increases aspirin taking a. Which? b. Why? 2. Giving your dog a treat for learning how to "sit" a. Which? b. Why? 3. Joey can't watch his favorite TV show for 30 minutes because he hit his sister a. Which? b. Why? 4. Making Eddie wear a dunce cap for misbehaving a. Which? b. Why? 5. Frigid temperatures cause you to walk faster on your way home, which becomes a habit, so you alk quickly whenever it's frigid. a. Which? b. Why?

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1. a) Negative reinforcement

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2. a) Positive reinforcement

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3. a) Positive punishment

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4. a) Negative punishment

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5. a) Positive reinforcement

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6. a) Positive reinforcement

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7. a) Negative reinforcement

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