Question

Research conducted by Fantino and Case (1983) on stimuli linked to feedback found that a stimulus correlated with ___________ did not maintain human observing, but one linked to __________ did.

A) Bad news, No news
B) Punishment; Extinction
C) Positive punishment; Positive reinforcement
D) Negative reinforcement; Positive reinforcement

Answer 1

In operant conditioning, the research by Fantino and Case found that a stimulus linked to negative reinforcement maintained human observing, while one linked to positive punishment did not.

Step-by-step explanation:

In operant conditioning, positive and negative reinforcements are used to increase the likelihood of a behavior, while positive and negative punishments are used to decrease the likelihood of a behavior. The research conducted by Fantino and Case (1983) found that a stimulus correlated with negative reinforcement maintained human observing, but one linked to positive punishment did not.