To punish John for clowning around,his teacher makes him sit up front where she can keep an eye on hom.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:

Question

A)is now an unconditioned response
B)will noe decrease
C)has been effectively punished
D)has been positively reinforced
I THINK C IS CORRECT ANSWER BUT I AM NOT SURE????

Answer 1

How can moving John to the front -- which is where he wants to be -- be a punishment???

At the front of the room he can be the center of attention. Now the whole class can see his clowning.

John won this round!

Please rethink your answer.

Answer 2

THAT'S MEAN A IS CORRECT ANSWER,BECAUSE HE WON

Answer 3

How is winning an unconditioned response?

An example of an unconditioned response is salivating when you smell good food cooking. Or it could be swatting a mosquito that's biting you.

Vedrana, it seems that you either haven't read your text materials or you haven't understood them.

Positive reinforcement is being rewarded for a specific behavior.

Examples of positive reinforcements:

* an A on a paper or test
* a thank you for doing a good deed
* a smile from someone you're flirting with
* getting what you want even if you misbehave
* money for responsibly performing a job

Answer 4

When you get what you have "always wanted," do you consider that a reinforcement or a punishment? Think about it.