Please answer all with explanations
QUESTION 1
A punisher will be least effective if it is delayed rather than immediate and if it is abruptly rather than gradually introduced.TrueFalse
QUESTION 2
Delivering a punisher is much more likely to produce immediate consequences than delivering a reinforcer, so people find it easier to learn techniques of aversive control than to learn techniques of reinforcement.TrueFalse
QUESTION 3
Research with punishment must take into account that
it can be studied only with responses that occur with some frequency
its effects are not permanent
punishers affect behavior even when they are not response consequences
all of the above
QUESTION 4
Probably the best argument against parental use of punishment is that
punishment is ineffective in reducing responding
the parent may become aversive to and avoided by the child
punishment is never ethical, even to stop life-threatening behavior
escape and avoidance are preferable to punishment
QUESTION 5
Negative reinforcement and positive punishment have which in common? Both
have irreversible effects
increase responding
involve aversive stimuli
none of the above
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