Consider a mother who slaps her son whenever he engages in aggression. If negative reinforcement is responsible for her behavior, what likely happens after she slaps him?
a. He ignores her.
b. He slaps her back.
c. He behaves more aggressively.
d. He behaves less aggressively.
Question 2
The only way that Britney can get her husband to stop leaving his dirty socks on the kitchen table is to pinch him every time he does it. Britney's aggressive behavior is perpetuated through the idea of
a. positive reinforcement.
b. negative reinforcement.
c. positive punishment.
d. negative punishment.
Large-scale impacts of the (a) positive, and (b) negative phases of the North Atlantic Oscillation.
Crystallized negative stain salts
Negative feedback control of a regulated variable.
Positive and Negative Reinforcement
Control of Homeostasis: Negative Feedback
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with cub in snow. Churchill, Canada.