Question
Which is an example of a positive reinforcer?
a. being told "nice work!" after completing your homework
b. having to stay in your room until it's clean
c. using an umbrella to stop the rain on your head
a. being told "nice work!" after completing your homework
b. having to stay in your room until it's clean
c. using an umbrella to stop the rain on your head
Answers
GPT-4o mini
a. being told "nice work!" after completing your homework
This is an example of a positive reinforcer because it adds a pleasant stimulus (praise) following a desired behavior (completing homework), which is likely to increase the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.
This is an example of a positive reinforcer because it adds a pleasant stimulus (praise) following a desired behavior (completing homework), which is likely to increase the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.