Describe the difference between negative punishment and extinction.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2Which of the following is an example of self-generated mediators of generalization?
a. self-instructions
b. using notes to cue appropriate behavior
c. self-recording
d. all of these
Question 3Provide an example of positive punishment and an example of negative punishment.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 4Joe attends a class in order to learn to use a computer. Joe takes notes during the class, and uses the notes to operate his own computer when he gets home. Using the notes from the computer class to use his computer at home is an example of which strategy for promoting generalization?
a. incorporating common stimuli
b. teaching a range of functionally equivalent responses
c. incorporating a variety of relevant stimulus situations in training
d. self-generated mediators of generalization
Question 5Describe how the use of punishment can be negatively reinforcing.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 6Eric's basketball coach is helping him improve his passing skills. The coach teaches Eric how to throw a one-handed pass, a two-handed pass, and a bounce pass so that Eric will have a variety of passes he can throw when he is being guarded during a game. Which strategy for promoting generalization is the coach using with Eric?
a. teaching a range of functionally equivalent responses
b. incorporating common stimuli
c. reinforcing occurrences of generalization
d. incorporating a variety of relevant stimulus situations in training
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