Author Question: It's a very hot summer day and Ai is sweating in her apartment. She turns on the air conditioning ... (Read 107 times)

amal · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

It's a very hot summer day and Ai is sweating in her apartment. She turns on the air conditioning and right away, her apartment gets cooler. The fact that Ai is now more likely to turn on the AC when she is hot to reduce her discomfort illustrates ____.

a. positive reinforcement
b. negative reinforcement
c. punishment
d. a penalty

Question 2

Eve breaks things when she gets angry. Whenever Eve begins breaking anything, her parents stop what they are doing and pay attention to her. Now, Eve breaks things more than ever. Apparently, her parents' attention serves as a(n) ____for Eve's behavior.

a. positive reinforcer
b. negative reinforcer
c. penalty
d. punishment