Question

Eric is playing with his cat, Sisco, when Sisco grabs Eric's hand and bites down hard. Eric stops playing with Sisco for five minutes. What is the after condition for this penalty contingency

Answer 1

Answer:

no bite

Explanation:

A contingency may be a punishment or a reinforcement which occurs after the behavior have been expressed by the other person or group.

The penalty contingency may be defined as the immediate response removal of the reinforcer that results in the decrease frequency of the response.

In the context, when Sisco bites Eric hand while playing with him, he stops playing with Sisco for ten minutes. The after condition of Sisco for the penalty contingency is no bite.