In Felicia's First-Grade Class, the Children Receive Buttons Every Time

question 50

Multiple Choice

In Felicia's first-grade class, the children receive buttons every time they behave well. At the end of the week, the children can trade in the buttons for small prizes. This is an example of __________.

• A) a token economy
• B) classical conditioning
• C) socialization
• D) negative reinforcement

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral concept where the removal of an undesirable or unpleasant stimulus following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Punishers

Stimuli that decrease the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, used in the context of behavioral psychology.

Teenage Daughter

A girl going through the phase of adolescence, typically aged between 13 and 19 years, experiencing physical, psychological, and social changes.

Variable-ratio Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it very resistant to extinction.