Assignment: Operant Conditioning

Operant Conditioning Examples

1. Define operant conditioning.

2. Distinguish between positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement.

3. Distinguish between positive punishment and negative punishment.

4. Label the behavior (R) and the consequence (S) in each example. Also label whether the example is positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, or negative punishment.

You are good at the dentist so you get a cookie.

R -------------------------------------------S

You are late for class, so you do not get to go on the field trip.

R-------------------------------------------S

You use an umbrella so that you don’t get wet.

R -------------------------------------------S

You are speeding and must pay a $100 fine.

R-------------------------------------------S

You have to mow the lawn because you hit your sister.

R------------------------------------------S

You tell a joke to your friend and he laughs.

R------------------------------------------S

The child bites his sister and he gets spanked.

R------------------------------------------S

You take an aspirin to get rid of your headache.

R------------------------------------------S

You put on your seatbelt, and the red light on the dash shuts off.

R------------------------------------------S

The cat presses a lever and gets food.

 R------------------------------------------S