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Question 27

An animal trainer is teaching a dog to stop jumping on guests. The trainer advises the owner to turn their back and ignore the dog completely whenever it jumps up, but to give the dog a treat when it sits calmly instead.

Which of the following correctly identifies the operant conditioning principles being applied to the jumping and sitting behaviours respectively?

A

Negative punishment for jumping; positive reinforcement for sitting

B

Negative reinforcement for jumping; positive reinforcement for sitting

C

Positive punishment for jumping; positive reinforcement for sitting

D

Negative punishment for jumping; negative reinforcement for sitting

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Approaches in Psychology Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Approaches in Psychology

248 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Approaches in Psychology, covering Learning approaches, Cognitive approach, Biological approach, Psychodynamic approach (A-level only), Humanistic Psychology (A-level only), and Comparison of approaches (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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