One of Your Fellow Students Is Continually Late to Tutorials

question 7

Multiple Choice

One of your fellow students is continually late to tutorials.The tutor (Dr Dre) has tried numerous verbal warnings and recently threatened to deduct two per cent off the student's final grade each time he is late without cause.The student then began to show up on time.Based on the above,the tutor's actions are consistent with which of the following reinforcement techniques?

• A) Negative reinforcement
• B) Extinction
• C) Positive reinforcement
• D) Rewards enhancement
• E) Avoidance learning

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Definitions:

Mental Disorder

A condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior, or mood, significantly interfering with daily life.

Stress-Vulnerability Model

A theory suggesting that the development of psychiatric disorders results from the interaction between environmental stressors and an individual's biological vulnerability.

Schizophrenic Disorders

A group of severe mental disorders characterized by disordered thoughts, delusions, hallucinations, and often a split between emotional and cognitive functions.

Heredity And Environment

The combined influence of genetic inheritance and external surroundings on the development of an individual.