Question

Tyler puts on his seat belt as soon as he gets into his car so that he will not get a ticket, which is an example of______reinforcement. Leon puts on his seat belt because he gets compliments for being a safe driver, which is an example of_______reinforcement.

Answer 1

Answer:

negative; positive                        

Explanation:

Negative reinforcement: In psychology, the term "negative reinforcement" was proposed by a behaviorist and psychologist named B. F. Skinner in his theory of "operant conditioning". According to him, negative reinforcement is referred to as behavior or response that is being strengthened through avoiding, stopping, or removing a specific aversive stimulus or a negative outcome.

Positive reinforcement: In psychology, the term "positive reinforcement" was proposed by a behaviorist and psychologist named B. F. Skinner in his theory of "operant conditioning". According to him, positive reinforcement is referred as a tendency to give something to a subject or participant when he or she performs the desired action so that he or she can connect that action with a specific reward and repeat it.

In the question above, the given statement signifies negative and positive reinforcement.