The document provides examples of operant conditioning and instructs students to identify the behavior, consequence, and type of conditioning in each situation. It includes examples such as police giving awards to drivers for safe driving, which is positive reinforcement conditioning. A coach removing a player from a game for committing a foul, which is negative punishment conditioning. It also provides a chart for students to fill out with the behavior, consequence, and whether it was added or subtracted to determine if the behavior was strengthened or weakened.
The document provides examples of operant conditioning and instructs students to identify the behavior, consequence, and type of conditioning in each situation. It includes examples such as police giving awards to drivers for safe driving, which is positive reinforcement conditioning. A coach removing a player from a game for committing a foul, which is negative punishment conditioning. It also provides a chart for students to fill out with the behavior, consequence, and whether it was added or subtracted to determine if the behavior was strengthened or weakened.
The document provides examples of operant conditioning and instructs students to identify the behavior, consequence, and type of conditioning in each situation. It includes examples such as police giving awards to drivers for safe driving, which is positive reinforcement conditioning. A coach removing a player from a game for committing a foul, which is negative punishment conditioning. It also provides a chart for students to fill out with the behavior, consequence, and whether it was added or subtracted to determine if the behavior was strengthened or weakened.
The document provides examples of operant conditioning and instructs students to identify the behavior, consequence, and type of conditioning in each situation. It includes examples such as police giving awards to drivers for safe driving, which is positive reinforcement conditioning. A coach removing a player from a game for committing a foul, which is negative punishment conditioning. It also provides a chart for students to fill out with the behavior, consequence, and whether it was added or subtracted to determine if the behavior was strengthened or weakened.
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Operant Conditioning Practice Name _____________
1. Identify the behavior and its consequence.
2. As a consequence of the behavior, is something added or removed/avoided? 3. Does the consequence strengthen or weaken the behavior?
For each situation, fill out the chart, and then name the type of conditioning
1. The police stop drivers and give awards for safe driving. This is _________________ conditioning. Behavior Consequence: Added (or) Subtracted Strengthene Weakened d (or)
2. The coach removes a player for the game for committing a foul. This is _______________ conditioning. Behavior Consequence: Added (or) Subtracted Strengthene Weakened d (or)
3. Player makes an error and the teammate calls him a bad name. This is _______________ conditioning. Behavior Consequence: Added (or) Subtracted Strengthene Weakened d (or) 4. A suspect confesses to a crime which ends the interrogation. This is _________________ conditioning. Behavior Consequence: Added (or) Subtracted Strengthene Weakened d (or) 5. Child cleans the room and parent stops nagging. This is _________________ conditioning. Behavior Consequence: Added (or) Subtracted Strengthene Weakened d (or)
6. Older brother sits on you until you say he's smarter, then he gets off. ___________ conditioning. Behavior Consequence: Added (or) Subtracted Strengthene Weakened d (or)
7. After completing your homework you get your cell phone back. _______________ conditioning. Behavior Consequence: Added (or) Subtracted Strengthene Weakened d (or)
8. When you buckle your seatbelt, the annoying beep stops in your car. ___________ conditioning. Behavior Consequence: Added (or) Subtracted Strengthene Weakened d (or)
9. After you rake the leaves in the yard, you receive a Justin Bieber CD. You rake the leaves less often in the future. This is _________________ conditioning. Behavior Consequence: Added (or) Subtracted Strengthene Weakened d
10. Make up an example for other students to try: Write the question on the board and below, fill out the chart and give your answer.
Your example:
This is _________________ conditioning.
Behavior Consequence: Added (or) Subtracted Strengthene Weakened d
