Devon is driving his brand new car, sees a red light, and "hits" the gas (that is, he speedsthrough the red light). Devon's car is hit. Devon is fine, but his brand new car is dented. In the future, under similar conditions, Devon no longer speeds up when he sees a red light.  Antecedent: Sees red light.  Behavior: "Hits the gas" (that is, speeds up).  Consequence: Car crash. Which operation best describes this scenario? Selected Answer: c. Positive punishment. Answers: a. Positive reinforcement. b. Negative reinforcement. c. Positive punishment.

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Wilson Burns

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10 May, 11:32

Devon is driving his brand new car, sees a red light, and "hits" the gas (that is, he speedsthrough the red light). Devon's car is hit. Devon is fine, but his brand new car is dented. In the future, under similar conditions, Devon no longer speeds up when he sees a red light.  Antecedent: Sees red light.  Behavior: "Hits the gas" (that is, speeds up).  Consequence: Car crash. Which operation best describes this scenario? Selected Answer: c. Positive punishment. Answers: a. Positive reinforcement. b. Negative reinforcement. c. Positive punishment.

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Positive Punishment

Explanation:

Positive punishment is used to decrease the probability to occur an unwanted behavior. Whenever positive punishment used people think that there is something wrong or harmful but exactly its not there. This procedure can be used with mentally challenged and normal children, adults, animals, and different psychological disorders. There are two types of punishment

Negative Punishment

Positive Punishment:

The works presenting by negative consequences after doing undesired behavior are displayed, for making the behavior less likely happened in the future positive punishment given.