operant conditioning

• What is the name of the first study mentioned in the material?


  Study 1
• What was the outcome when the animal pressed the lever in Study 1?

  The number of lever presses increased due to positive reinforcement.
• What type of reinforcement is described in Study 1?

  Positive reinforcement
• What does positive reinforcement involve?


  Something is given to increase behavior.
• What is the name of the second study mentioned in the material?

  Study 2
• What happened to the animal in Study 2?

  The animal was subjected to an electric shock.
• What was the effect of the lever pressing in Study 2?

  The number of lever presses increased in frequency to stop the electric shock.
• What type of reinforcement is described in Study 2?

  Negative reinforcement
• What does negative reinforcement involve?


  It removes something unpleasant to increase behavior.
• What is the name of the third study mentioned in the material?

  Study 3
• What was the outcome when the animal pressed the lever in Study 3?

  The animal received an electric shock every time it pressed the lever.
• What was the effect of lever presses in Study 3?

  The number of lever presses decreased in frequency.
• What type of punishment is described in Study 3?

  Positive punishment
• What does positive punishment involve?


  It adds something unpleasant to decrease behavior.
• What is negative punishment?


  Something you like is taken away to decrease behavior.