Question

After buying an electric grass trimmer, Dion put on his shorts and went out in his bare feet to trim the grass. When he moved the trimmer too close to his leg, the rotating line gashed and cut his ankle. Dion no longer wears shorts or goes barefoot when he uses the grass trimmer. Using operant conditioning terms, this is an example of:_________________.

Answer 1

Answer: Positive punishment, punishment by application.

Step-by-step explanation:

In operant conditioning, positive punishment refers to presenting an unfavorable or aversive outcome after an undesirable behavior is elicited by the person that will receive the punishment, in order to decrease said behavior.

In this case, Richard behavior of wearing innapropiate clothes for his gardening work has changed due to positive punishment. (Trimmer cutting his ankle).

In conclusion, using operant conditioning terms, this is an example of: Positive punishment.