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Using the tenets of operant conditioning, analyze the following scenario:

Cierra's alarm clock blasts at 5:00 am. The noise is deafening, which causes her to jump up to turn it off. In this case, the alarm serves as a:

A. Negative punishment
B. Positive reinforcement
C. Negative reinforcement
D. Positive punishment



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Final answer:

Positive reinforcement strengthens a behavior by presenting a positive stimulus, while negative reinforcement removes or avoids a negative stimulus to increase behavior. Positive punishment involves adding an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior.


Explanation:

Positive reinforcement occurs when a behavior is strengthened by the presentation of a positive stimulus. In this scenario, Cierra's behavior of jumping up to turn off the alarm clock is reinforced by the removal of the loud noise.

Negative reinforcement involves the removal or avoidance of a negative stimulus to increase a behavior. When Cierra turns off the alarm clock, the aversive noise stops, reinforcing the behavior of turning off the alarm.

Positive punishment would be adding an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior. An example would be if Cierra's alarm emitted an electric shock when she tried to turn it off to deter her from doing so.


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