{"id":167612,"date":"2024-11-15T20:36:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T20:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=167612"},"modified":"2024-11-15T20:36:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T20:36:46","slug":"which-of-the-following-is-the-best-example-of-positive-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/15\/which-of-the-following-is-the-best-example-of-positive-punishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following is the best example of positive punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of the following is the best example of positive punishment?<br>a. praise for doing chores results in increased chore completion<br>b. spanking a child for not obeying rules results in decreases in disobedience<br>c. taking away a child&#8217;s TV privileges results in increased chore completion<br>d. taking aspirin for a headache increases when followed by removal of the pain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>b. spanking a child for not obeying rules results in decreased disobedience<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the context of behavioral psychology, <strong>positive punishment<\/strong> refers to the addition of an aversive stimulus following a behavior, which decreases the likelihood that the behavior will occur again. In this case, the behavior (not obeying rules) is followed by the aversive stimulus (spanking), and as a result, the behavior (disobedience) decreases. This is a classic example of <strong>positive punishment<\/strong> because an undesirable outcome is added (spanking) to reduce the frequency of an undesired behavior (disobedience).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how the other options compare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>a. praise for doing chores results in increased chore completion<\/strong>: This is an example of <strong>positive reinforcement<\/strong>, not punishment. Positive reinforcement occurs when a desirable stimulus (praise) is added to increase the likelihood of a behavior (chore completion) happening again in the future.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>c. taking away a child&#8217;s TV privileges results in increased chore completion<\/strong>: This is an example of <strong>negative reinforcement<\/strong>. Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus (TV privileges) to increase the likelihood of a desired behavior (chore completion). Here, the removal of privileges motivates the child to do the chores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>d. taking aspirin for a headache increases when followed by removal of the pain<\/strong>: This is another example of <strong>negative reinforcement<\/strong>. The removal of pain (aversive stimulus) following the action of taking aspirin makes the individual more likely to take aspirin again in the future when they have a headache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, positive punishment works by adding something undesirable to decrease an unwanted behavior. 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