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Psychology Please Help 2

I. Reinforcement and Punishment

For each of the followingsituations, identify it as an example of positive reinforcement(PR), negativereinforcement (NR), or punishment (PUN).

___ 1. A dog is given atreat for shaking his paw

___ 2. A dog is hit witha newspaper for going to the bathroom inside of the house

___3. An employee isgiven a bonus for finishing a project

___4. A teacher givepraise to a student

___ 5. A parent yells ather child for getting poor grades

___6. A teenager isgrounded for not getting in by curfew

___7. A person takesaspirin to eliminate a headache

___8. Putting on a car safetybelt to stop an irritating  buzz.

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