Question

____In a punishment contingency, toreduce Sid’s eye rubbing behavior hewas required to clench his fist each time he rubbed his eye. What was the condition before the response?a.no clenched fistb.clenched fistc.no rubbing his eyed.a speck of dust in his eye

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter A

For Skinner, punishment is a "procedure" defined by the presentation of a negative reinforcing stimulus or the withdrawal of a positive reinforcer, whose suppressive effect is due to the occurrence of competitive responses. Skinner focuses his analysis on the undesirable by-products produced by this technique.