The term positive, when combined with the words reinforcement or punishment, means only that the behavior is followed by the ________ of something. The term negative, when combined with the words reinforcement or punishment, means only that the behavior is followed by the _________ of something.

The systematic use of reinforcement to encourage desirable organizational behavior is called?

Identify the following term and explain their significance. capital punishment

Between reinforcement and punishment, which is a more effective form of conditioning?

Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?

a. Thomas is tired; he drinks coffee to stay awake.

b. Cindy loses her credit points because she submits her homework late.

c. Ravi is given a candy by his mother for cleaning his shoes.

d. Greta gets caught while speeding and the police officer gives her a ticket.

Resistance to extinction is most strongly encouraged by what type of reinforcement?

Belinda has a terrible headache. If she takes some aspirin so as to make her headache go away, this would be an example of

a. positive reinforcement. b. negative reinforcement. c. punishment. d. generalization.

True or false: The federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 characterized drugs into five schedules. The schedules are organized based only on the substances' effects on the body.

An FR 1 schedule of reinforcement can also be known as a _____________ schedule.

Differentiate between primary and secondary reinforcers and positive and negative reinforcement.

If the recurrence of a behavior lessens because performing the behavior no longer leads to something, the process involved is (extinction/negative punishment). If the frequency of a behavior decreases because performing the behavior leads to the removal of something, the process involved is (extinction/ negative punishment).

During ___ reinforcement, behavior is followed by the ___ of a consequence.

a: negative; addition

b: positive; addition

c: positive; subtraction

d: positive; elimination

How did many humans live prior to the First Agricultural Revolution?

Please provide examples for the following:

-positive reinforcement

-negative reinforcement

-positive punishment

-negative punishment

-continuous reinforcement program

-the fixed ratio program

-the variable ratio program

-fixed interval program

-variable interval program

-primary reinforcement

-secondary reinforcement