To punish John for clowning around, his teacher makes him sit up front where she can keep an eye on him. 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 unconditioned response B) will now decresase C) had been effectively punished D) has been positively reinforced
I don't see how clowning around is an unconditioned response.
What did John secretly want?
john loves attention
want to grab attention
so it could be D has been positively reinforced
Right! By moving John to the front, the teacher has positively reinforced his clowning behavior.
Erica tries to avoid her boss when he's in a bad mood. To keep out of his way, she spends more time doing dreade but important paperwork, which she usually puts off as long as she can. Her employer's bad moods have the effect of_________ her attention to the dreaded paaperwork.
A) negatively reinforcing B) positively reinforcing C) positively punishing D) negatively punishing
Are the bosses bad moods punishing or reinforcing her attention to the important paperwork? Is it negative or positive?