Question

Hannah is in middle school. her father treats her to a chocolate sundae each time she brings home a straight-a report card. hannah's dad is providing _____ reinforcement

Answer 1

Hannah's dad is providing positive reinforcement.

Positive reinforcement is a condition that involves the introduction of a reinforcing stimulus such as reward after a behavior which increases the likely recurrence of the same response in the future. Positive reinforcement strengthens a behavior or certain response. From the question, Hannah's dad was providing positive reinforcement by treating her to a chocolate sundae each time she brings home a straight-a report card, in order to motivate Hannah and to increase her chance of getting high grades again.

Answer 2

Hannah's dad is providing positive reinforcement. Her dad believes that if a good behavior is rewarded, there will be a higher chance that it will happen again. Reinforcements are usually used to modify an individual's behavior. Because she received something good due to her high grades, Hannah will be motivated to study harder to get high grades again.