To punish John for clowning around,his teacher makes him sit up front where she can keep an eye on hom.John loves attention and secretly has always wanted to sit in the front of the class where he can be the center of attention.John's clowning around behavior:

A)is now an unconditioned response
B)will noe decrease
C)has been effectively punished
D)has been positively reinforced
I THINK C IS CORRECT ANSWER BUT I AM NOT SURE????

How can moving John to the front -- which is where he wants to be -- be a punishment???

At the front of the room he can be the center of attention. Now the whole class can see his clowning.

John won this round!

Please rethink your answer.

THAT'S MEAN A IS CORRECT ANSWER,BECAUSE HE WON

How is winning an unconditioned response?

An example of an unconditioned response is salivating when you smell good food cooking. Or it could be swatting a mosquito that's biting you.

Vedrana, it seems that you either haven't read your text materials or you haven't understood them.

Positive reinforcement is being rewarded for a specific behavior.

Examples of positive reinforcements:

* an A on a paper or test
* a thank you for doing a good deed
* a smile from someone you're flirting with
* getting what you want even if you misbehave
* money for responsibly performing a job

When you get what you have "always wanted," do you consider that a reinforcement or a punishment? Think about it.

To answer this question, we need to understand the concepts of conditioning and punishment.

Conditioned response refers to a learned response that occurs as a result of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus. In this scenario, John's clowning around behavior is not a conditioned response because it is not being associated with any specific stimulus.

The question asks whether John's behavior has been effectively punished. Punishment, in behavior analysis terms, refers to the presentation of an aversive stimulus or the removal of a positive stimulus to reduce the occurrence of a behavior. In this case, the teacher making John sit up front can be considered punishment if it effectively decreases John's clowning around behavior.

On the other hand, positive reinforcement involves presenting a desirable stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior recurring. Although John loves attention and secretly wants to sit in the front, it is not mentioned whether his behavior is being reinforced with attention or other positive stimuli. Therefore, we cannot conclude that his behavior has been positively reinforced.

Based on the information provided, the correct answer would be C) John's clowning around behavior has been effectively punished, as he is now required to sit up front and be monitored by the teacher.