Positive Punishment

Question 1

What is the positive punishment contingency ?

Answer 1

Punishment by the presentation of an adverse condition results in a decreased frequency of the response

Question 2

Generic punishment digram

Answer 2

Before
No adverse stimulus

Behavior
Behavior

After
Aversive stimulus presented

Question 3

When Sandra was fed, she “would open her mouth, elevate and fold her tongue, and vigorously thrust her
tongue forward and backward.” She would then bring up the milk. The behavior analysts implemented a
punishment procedure where they squirted some lemon juice into Sandra’s mouth as soon as she started the
tongue movements. As a result, regurgitation decreased.
How does this fit into the Generic punishment digram?

Answer 3

Before
no lemon in the mouth

Behavior
Regitation

After
lemon in mouth

Question 4

Whenever you have a punishment contingency, there is also a reinforcement contingency in the _____

Answer 4

background