Andrew wants to play baseball with his friends.Before Andrew can play,his parents tell him that he has to clean his room,which he hates to do.Requiring Andrew to clean his room before he can play baseball with his friends is an example of:
A) punishment
B) the Premack Principle
C) escape behavior
D) negative reinforcement

Question

Andrew wants to play baseball with his friends.Before Andrew can play,his parents tell him that he has to clean his room,which he hates to do.Requiring Andrew to clean his room before he can play baseball with his friends is an example of:​
A) ​punishment
B) ​the Premack Principle
C) ​escape behavior
D) ​negative reinforcement

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Premack Principle suggests that more probable behaviors (playing baseball) can be used as reinforcements for less probable behaviors (cleaning his room), which is exactly what Andrew's parents are doing by requiring him to clean his room before he can play baseball.

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