Let's look at this scenario from another point of view. The parents of the child in Question 2 are very tired because they work hard and are trying to raise a young child. The child begins crying. When they put the child in their own bed, the child stops crying. Therefore, in the future, they are more likely to put the child in their own bed. What has occurred in this situation?
a. The parents have been reinforced for putting the child in their bed via positive reinforcement.
b. The parents have been reinforced for putting the child in their bed via negative reinforcement.
c. The parents have been punished for putting the child in their bed via punishment by removal.
d. The parents have been punished for putting the child in their bed via punishment by presentation.
e. There is not enough information to answer this question.
Question 2
Assume you have a student in class, Ben, who becomes severely aggressive whenever another student takes his toys away from him. When Ben hits them, the other children tend to return the toys they took away from him. What can be said about this situation?
a. Ben's aggression has been positively reinforced by the children returning the toy to him.
b. Ben's aggression has been negatively reinforced by the children taking the toy away from him.
c. Ben's aggression has been punished (via presentation) by the children returning the toy to him.
d. Ben's aggression has been punished (via removal) by the children taking the toy away from him.
e. There is not enough information to answer this question.
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