For each of the Operant Conditioning scenarios below, determine which schedule is being used, such as positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, or negative punishment. Explain why you chose your answer.
1. Jim comes home after curfew, and his parents take his car keys away for a week.
Schedule:
Explain:
2. Mrs. Smith’s students in her kindergarten class receive a gold star every time they say “Please” when asking for something.
Schedule:
Explain:
3. Libby gets $20 for every A she brings home on her report card.
Schedule:
Explain:
4. Bethany keeps her room nice and tidy so that when she needs something, she is able to find it easily.
Schedule:
Explain:
5. Jeremy’s ball rolls out into the street and he runs after it. He almost gets hit by a car but is saved by the driver, who, seeing him run after the ball, brakes just in time. Jeremy’s action upsets his mother, who spanks him for running out recklessly into the street.
Schedule:
Explain:
6. Terri and her boyfriend are caught kissing on the front porch after she was told she wasn’t allowed to kiss boys yet. Her father tells her she isn’t allowed to see her boyfriend anymore.
Schedule:
Explain: