What is the key difference between presentation punishment and removal punishment?

Correct answer: Presentation punishment is adding a stimulus to decrease behavior, while removal punishment is taking a stimulus away to decrease behavior.

Explanation

This question requires a clear understanding of the distinction between the two forms of punishment based on whether a stimulus is added or removed.

Other questions

Question 1

Which learning process is characterized by the association of two or more sensations occurring together often enough that one sensation comes to elicit the other?

Question 2

In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, what was the food, which naturally caused salivation without any prior training?

Question 3

The learning process in which deliberate actions, known as operants, are influenced by the consequences that follow them is called what?

Question 4

What type of consequence involves the contingent presentation of a new stimulus following a response, which leads to the strengthening of that response?

Question 5

A student who continually 'gets sick' and is sent to the nurse's office right before a test is likely being influenced by which process, as their behavior removes the unpleasant situation of taking the test?

Question 6

Which reinforcement schedule is based on the number of responses a learner gives between reinforcers?

Question 7

Which reinforcement schedule leads to the greatest persistence and a high, steady response rate, as exemplified by behaviors like playing slot machines?

Question 8

The process of providing an antecedent stimulus just before a specific behavior is supposed to occur to set the stage for that behavior is known as what?

Question 9

What is the term for the application of behavioral learning principles to understand and change behavior, which is sometimes called behavior modification?

Question 10

According to the Premack principle, what can be used as an effective reinforcer for a low-frequency behavior?

Question 11

What is the behavioral strategy that involves reinforcing progress in small, manageable steps toward a final complex behavior?

Question 12

In a token reinforcement system, when is it generally recommended to use such a system?

Question 13

What is the term for the punishment strategy that involves removing a highly disruptive student from the classroom for a brief period, such as 5 to 10 minutes?

Question 14

Which of the following is a primary caution about using punishment in the classroom?

Question 15

A functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a process focused on understanding what aspect of a problem behavior?

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the four general reasons or functions for problem behaviors identified in the text?

Question 17

What is the term for the actual interventions designed to replace problem behaviors with new, more appropriate actions that serve the same purpose for the student?

Question 18

What is the first and very important phase in a self-management program, where research suggests that making goals public is a critical element?

Question 19

Albert Bandura challenged traditional behavioral views by pointing out a distinction between learning by doing (enactive learning) and what other type of learning?

Question 20

In Bandura's Bobo doll experiment, children who saw a model's aggression being punished were least aggressive. However, what happened when all children were offered rewards for imitating the model?

Question 21

A teacher decides to take away 2 minutes of recess for each mark a student accumulates for breaking a class rule. This strategy is an example of what?

Question 22

According to the text, a teacher trying to use negative reinforcement to improve behavior should insist on which of the following?

Question 23

What is the term for the weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response when a reinforcer is withheld?

Question 24

When a teacher praises students for good behavior while ignoring misbehavior, this is a combination of reinforcement and what other strategy?

Question 25

When a teacher provides an additional cue, such as a checklist, following an initial cue to help students learn to respond appropriately, what is this additional cue called?

Question 26

The USA Today article about advertising aimed at 'Gen Y' described a 'Pavlovian connection' between a brand and an 'exhilarating experience.' The term 'Gen Y' refers to people born between which years?

Question 28

When a teacher helps students break down a final complex behavior into a number of small, manageable steps, this process of analysis is called what?

Question 29

In the Good Behavior Game, a group consequence system, what happens when a student breaks one of the class rules?

Question 30

What is the recommended approach for a teacher using reprimands to decrease disruptive behavior?

Question 31

What is the central belief of a radical constructivist?

Question 32

Which theorist's work, with its emphasis on social interaction, cultural tools, and activity, is most representative of social constructivism?

Question 33

According to the text, what is the term for learning that is inherently social, embedded in a particular cultural setting, and often described as 'enculturation'?

Question 34

Which of the five recommended conditions for learning, common to many constructivist approaches, involves providing for social negotiation and shared responsibility?

Question 35

What is the concept, consistent with Jerome Bruner's work, that involves introducing the fundamental structure of all subjects early and then revisiting them in more complex forms over time?

Question 36

In the context of scaffolding, what does the principle of 'Fading' refer to?

Question 37

What is the primary goal of inquiry learning as described by John Dewey?

Question 38

The goals of problem-based learning include helping students develop knowledge that is useful and flexible, as opposed to what type of knowledge that is memorized but seldom applied?

Question 39

In the STAR Legacy Cycle, a model for problem-based learning, what is the first of the six phases?

Question 40

What is a cognitive apprenticeship?

Question 41

Reciprocal teaching is a cognitive apprenticeship model designed to help students with reading comprehension by having them learn and apply which four strategies?

Question 42

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for effective reciprocal teaching identified by Palincsar?

Question 43

One of the benefits of group work is that it prepares students for the modern workplace. The text quotes E. Aronson (2000) stating that most corporations are looking for employees who have mastered academic skills and what other ability?

Question 44

What is the difference between collaboration and cooperation?

Question 45

According to the text, what is a potential disadvantage of using highly structured, simple cooperative learning tasks?

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT one of the five elements that define true cooperative learning groups, according to David and Roger Johnson?

Question 47

What role does the teacher play in cooperative learning?

Question 48

What is a potential danger of assigning group grades in cooperative learning?

Question 49

Service learning is an approach that integrates academic learning with what other component?

Question 50

What is a key difference between first-wave constructivism and second-wave constructivism?