Games (Schedules of Reinforcement)
A woman gets paid every two weeks.
Fixed Ratio
Grayson plays football because he has fun.
What is intrinsic motivation
Stressed due to an abundance of deadlines during final's week, Madison decides to ignore the workload and watch TikTok instead.
Emotion-focused Stressor Coping
A service dog whines when his owner is in danger.
Conditioned Response
A father spanks his child to stop him from playing football inside the house.
Positive Punishment
An athlete shoots 3 pointers throughout the game, and occasionally makes one.
Variable Interval
John plays basketball because he has to make money for his family.
Extrinsic Motivation?
Stressed due to the looming final exams, Isaac studies for all of his exams and prepares for his finals.
Problem-focused Coping
A dog's favorite treat that excites him
Unconditioned Stimulus
Jack's dad takes away his Fortnite privileges after he fails his test and drops his grade to a B.
Negative Punishment
A man continues to gamble because he is rewarded at certain times.
Schedules of Reinforcement
Diego works out every day because he enjoys the way it makes him and feel and gets in better shape.
Intrinsic Motivation
Despite the plethora of iPhone notifications received during class, Henry ignores his phone to prepare for the test the next day.
Self-control
A horse becomes frightened at the sight of a snake
Unconditioned Response
A mother gives her child a pacifier to stop his annoying screaming.
Positive Reinforcement
A kid plays catch with his Dad in the front yard every two days.
Fixed Interval
A high school football coach often transfers schools looking for the next state championship team. Some call him a "ring chaser."
Extrinsic Motivation
James refuses to study for finals week because he believes he would score the same nevertheless.
External Locus of control
A song that is sung before a cat's feeding time every morning.
Conditioned Stimulus
A child's legal guardian decides to remove her child's curfew as he has been proving himself responsible lately.
Negative Reinforcement
A Lady Indians player made 8/10 free throws in a game versus Pepperell.
Variable Ratio
Emma played soccer as a kid because she liked it, but now she plays to make her parents proud.
Sarah involves herself in every extracurricular and studies for any assignment because she believes it will guarantee her a scholarship to her dream university.
Internal Locus of Control
A bird responds to its chicks call, but not to a mating call.
Stimulus Discrimination
A parent sees their child playing Fortnite when they are supposed to be studying for a test. The parent decides to say and do nothing. What kind of conditioning is this?
Extinction