Table of contents

1. Introduction to Psychology1h 43m
2. Psychology Research2h 20m
3. Biological Psychology2h 41m
4. Sensation and Perception28m
5. Consciousness and Sleep32m
- Sleep
  32m
6. Learning1h 26m
7. Memory34m
- Information Processing Model
  4m
- Storage - The Three Box Model of Memory
  29m
8. Cognition37m
- The Structure of Language
  12m
- Language Development
  25m
9. Emotion and Motivation35m
10. Developmental Psychology1h 20m
11. Personality1h 17m
12. Social Psychology1h 18m
13. Stress and Health41m
14. Psychological Disorders1h 27m
15. Treatment1h 24m

6. Learning

Operant Conditioning

Psychology

6. Learning

Operant Conditioning

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Jerome completes a very demanding project at work, and his boss rewards him with a modest bonus on his next paycheck. This is an example of...

Positive reinforcement.

Negative reinforcement.

Positive punishment.

Negative punishment.

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Understand the concept of reinforcement and punishment: Reinforcement increases the likelihood of a behavior occurring again, while punishment decreases it. Positive means adding something, and negative means taking something away.

Identify the behavior in the scenario: Jerome completes a demanding project at work. This is the behavior we are analyzing.

Determine the consequence of the behavior: Jerome's boss rewards him with a modest bonus on his next paycheck. This is the consequence of his behavior.

Analyze the type of consequence: Since a bonus is being added as a reward, this is an example of adding something pleasant to encourage the behavior.

Conclude the type of operant conditioning: Adding a reward to increase the likelihood of the behavior (completing demanding projects) happening again is an example of positive reinforcement.

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