A shy and timid child works up the courage to raise his hand to answer a question. The teacher calls on him and the child delivers an excellent answer. The teacher exclaims, "That is the best answer I have heard all week! Great job! Come up to the front of the room to get a sticker!" Unfortunately, the child found all of this attention unpleasant and no longer answers questions in class. His
behaviour of answering questions was:
A) positively reinforced.
B) negatively reinforced.
C) positively punished.
D) negatively punished.
C) positively punished.
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Andrew wants to play baseball with his friends. Before Andrew can play, his parents tell him that he has to clean his room, which he hates to do. Requiring Andrew to clean his room before he can play baseball with his friends is an example of:
a. punishment b. the Premack Principle c. escape behavior d. negative reinforcement
What is "a relatively enduring change in behavior or knowledge that results from previous experience with certain stimuli and responses"?
a. learning c. extinction b. imprinting d. generalization
The inability to produce some phonemes clearly is called
a. dysplasia. c. dyslalia b. dyslexia. d. dysphagia.
Suppose you select a candy from a jar with 6 red and 4 green candies. You draw out a red candy, unwrap it, and eat it. You then select a second candy from the jar. What is the probability you draw out a green candy this time?
a. 0.44 c. 0.60 b. 0.40 d. 0.56