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Practice #5: Applying Operant Conditioning Principles Answer these questions individually. Afterward, compare and discuss your individual answers with group members. 1. Suppose your boyfriend/girlfriend has the annoying habit of chewing his/her food with his/her mouth open. Using operant conditioning principles, how might you help change that behavior? 2. You have a history of neglecting your homework for parties with your friends. As a result, your grades are really suffering. You want to change your behavior. Using operant conditioning principles, how can you help yourself study more and party less? 22
Key for Understanding Operant Conditioning A. Your spouse withdraws attention from you each time you begin criticizing his/her cooking. Eventually, you stop criticizing your spouse’s cooking. 1. What behavior changed? Criticizing spouse’s cooking 2. Was the behavior strengthened or weakened? Weakened 3. What was the consequence of the behavior? Spouse withdraws attention 4. Was the consequence presented or removed? Attention is removed 5. This is an example of: Negative punishment B. Every time Madge raises her had in class she is called on. She raised her hand 3 times during the first class, 3 times in the second, and 4 times during the last class. 1. What behavior changed? Raising hand 2. Was the behavior strengthened or weakened? Strengthened 3. What was the consequence of the behavior? She is called on 4. Was the consequence presented or removed? Attention is presented 5. This is an example of: Positive reinforcement C. Frank, an air traffic controller, has learned that running after work reduces his level of stress. He now runs two mile every day. 1. What behavior changed? Running 2. Was the behavior strengthened or weakened? Strengthened 3. What was the consequence of the behavior? Reduces level of stress 4. Was the consequence presented or removed? Stress is removed 5. This is an example of: Negative reinforcement D. Peter’s teacher refused to let him go outside during recess because of his constant intrusions into his classmates conversations. Peter is now quiet when others are talking. 1. What behavior changed? Intrusions into conversations 2. Was the behavior strengthened or weakened? Weakened 3. What was the consequence of the behavior? Can’t go outside 4. Was the consequence presented or removed? Outdoor activity was removed 5. This is an example of: Negative punishment E. Janette, your teenage daughter, was ridiculed at school for wearing a particular style of shirt. Now she no longer wears that style of shirt at school. 1. What behavior changed? Wearing a certain shirt 2. Was the behavior strengthened or weakened? Weakened 3. What was the consequence of the behavior? Being ridiculed 4. Was the consequence presented or removed? Presented 5. This is an example of: Positive punishment 23
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