Reference no: EM133405679

For each statement, find the term that best represents each situation (each term is used only once)

Punishment Generalization

Negative reinforcement

Continuous Reinforcement

Shaping

Fixed-ratio schedule

Fixed-Interval Schedule

Variable-Interval schedule

Variable-ratio schedule

1. Tyla's mom gives her an allowance every Friday for helping out at her family's store.

2. Andre's dad is trying to teach him to throw his dirty laundry in the hamper. At first he rewards Andre for just picking up his dirty clothes. Once Andre does this reliably, his dad reinforces him only if he takes his dirty laundry into the bathroom. Finally, Andre must place his dirty laundry in the hamper in order to obtain a reward.

3. Your favorite restaurant gives you one free meal after you have eaten there ten times.

4. Every time Nancy makes her bed, her mother gives her a dollar.

5. A restaurant owner knows that the health department is going to visit unannounced at least three times a year to check to see if they are up to code.

6. Jake has learned to be polite at the dinner table, but also when he is at homes of other people, and when he is eating out in a restaurant.

7. To avoid his mother nagging at him, Edward feeds the dog when he gets home from school.

8. Ellen loves shopping at her favorite store because when she goes to pay for her items, she is sometimes surprised to get an extra discount off of her total.

9. Nyla has to sit at the table and wait until the kitchen is cleaned before she can leave when she doesn't eat everything that is on her dinner plate.