Author Question: Here is a common situation: New parents put a child to bed. The child begins to cry, so the parents ... (Read 128 times)

cnetterville · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Here is a common situation: New parents put a child to bed. The child begins to cry, so the parents comfort the child and allow the child to sleep in bed with them. Thus, when they put the child to bed in the future, she is more likely to cry. What has occurred in this situation?

a. The parents have positively reinforced crying.
b. The parents have negatively reinforced crying.
c. The parents have punished crying by removing the child's bed.
d. The parents have punished crying by presenting a stimulus.
e. There is not enough information to answer this question.

Question 2

_____ Emotional and aggressive acts are potential side effects of punishment use.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false