If a person strums his guitar a certain way and it makes a great sound, the person is more likely to strum the guitar that way again. His is an example of:
a. automatic positive reinforcement
b. social positive reinforcement
c. automatic negative reinforcement
d. social negative reinforcement
Question 2Behavior is defined as:
a. traits of a person
b. what a person says and does
c. a person's mental processes
d. attitudes and beliefs that lead to action
Question 3If student lies to his teacher about being sick and the teacher lets the student out of doing his class project, the student is more likely to lie about being sick when a class project is due. This is an example of:
a. automatic positive reinforcement
b. social positive reinforcement
c. automatic negative reinforcement
d. social negative reinforcement
Question 4In behavior modification, what a person says and does is referred to as:
a. behavior
b. effort
c. motivated acts
d. intention
Question 5If a child engages in a problem behavior in a store (e.g., a tantrum) and the parent gives the child candy, the child is more likely to engage in problem behavior in the store. This is an example of:
a. automatic positive reinforcement
b. social positive reinforcement
c. automatic negative reinforcement
d. social negative reinforcement
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