Mr. Lynch always uses his “mean” face to stop undesirable behavior in his first-period class. However, even though he looks at Tommy with his mean face each time Tommy talks out of turn, Tommy is talking out of turn more and more frequently. For Tommy, the mean face is apparently a
A. cue.
B. model.
C. negative reinforcer.
D. positive reinforcer.
Answer:D
Mr. Lynch always uses his “mean” face to stop undesirable behavior in his first-period class. However, even though he looks at Tommy with his mean face each time Tommy talks out of turn, Tommy is talking out of turn more and more frequently. For Tommy, the mean face is apparently a
A. cue. B. model. C. negative reinforcer. D. positive reinforcer.
Explanation: D) For Tommy, the mean face of Mr. Lynch is a positive reinforcer. A reinforcer is a stimulus or event that increases the tendency to make a particular response. In this case, Mr. Lynch’s mean face reinforces Tommy’s talking out of turn.