Nolan used to love tequila. However, a few weeks ago he drank way too much tequila and became very, very sick. His tendency to drink tequila has since declined dramatically. In operant terms, this sequence of events represents:
Correct answer: D. punishment
- A. generalization
- B. negative reinforcement
- C. higher-order conditioning
- D. punishment
Explanation
The sickness followed tequila consumption and caused the drinking behavior to decline, so it functioned as a punishing consequence. Because an aversive event was added, this is specifically positive punishment.
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