Which of the Following Is an Example of Negative Punishment

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of negative punishment?

• A) You clean your room because your mother promised you a chocolate bar if you do.
• B) You clean your room because you can't stand hearing your mother nag at you anymore.
• C) You clean your room because your mother said she's take your PlayStation away if you didn't.
• D) You clean your room because your mother said she'd smack your butt if you didn't.

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

The briefest span of memory that enables people to maintain sensory information impressions once the initial stimulus has stopped.

Sperling's Experiment

A psychological study conducted by George Sperling that investigated the capacity and duration of sensory memory using a rapid serial visual presentation.

Demonstrate

The act of showing how something works or proving something through action or explanation.

Ebbinghaus

A psychologist best known for his research on memory and the forgetting curve, which describes how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it.