a person who sentence to clean a neighborhood park for one week after being arrested for driving under the influence. She never drives under the incluence again. In terms of operant conditioning, this is an example of succesful

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negative reinforcement
positive punishment
desensitization
positive reinorcement
negative punishment

Answer 1

In terms of operant conditioning, this scenario is an example of positive punishment. Positive punishment refers to the addition of an aversive stimulus after a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future. In this case, the person is assigned to clean a neighborhood park as a consequence of driving under the influence, which is an aversive task intended to discourage the behavior of driving under the influence.