Question

Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement? An angler catches a record fish at night and decides to stay out late every day. A truck driver gets a ticket for unsafe driving and decides to get more hours of sleep. A student aces a test without studying and decides to continue avoiding study. A gas station clerk is robbed while at work and decides to sign up for fewer shifts.

Answer 1

Answer: An angler catches a record fish at night and decides to stay out late every day.

Explanation: Positive reinforcement can be defined as the giving of "encouragement" to a person who exhibits a "particular behaviour" with the result that such behaviour is repeated.

As described in the question above, the encouragement can be said to be the record fish caught by the angler. The particular behaviour can be said to be fishing.

Answer 2

Answer: positive reinforcement is the process of establishing or encouraging a pattern of behaviour or attitude by offering rewards and recognitions whenever the behaviour is exhibited.

The example of positive reinforcement is; An angler catches a record fish at night and decide to stay out late everyday.

This is a positive reinforcement because a reward was giving to the angler, for exhibiting the attitude of more effort and more time to his work. The reward was the fish he catches and the behavior was staying out late at night everyday. This is a positive reinforcement, because a reward was giving and not a punishment. This reward will make that behaviour to occur more in that person.