Question

Angela used to really enjoy diving for her school team, but she hit her head on the diving board during her last dive. Since then she hasn't attended any of the team practices, and she refuses to dive. In this case, hitting her head on the board acted as_______.
a. a punishment for diving.b. negative reinforcement for diving.c. an unconditionitioned response to diving.d. a discrimitive stimulus for attending.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is A. Punishment for diving.

Explanation:

Hitting her head on the board during her last dive acted as a punisment for diving because it was an unfavorable outcome for a behavior, in this case the behavior was the diving. The purpose of a punishment is to decrease the appearance of a behavior, which is why, after hitting her head, Angela refuses to dive again.