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The Big Bang Theory: Negative Reinforcement vs. Positive Punishment

00:00:07 - 00:02:31

Science → Psychology → Operant Conditioning

Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, and Raj use negative reinforcement and positive punishment to keep themselves focused on their work. It doesn't exactly work as planned.

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113.45.C.6.A

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Social Studies

demonstrate an understanding of the principles of operant and classical conditioning and of social l...

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00:13	Today we will be discussing Behaviorism - specifically Operant Conditioning. This clip is discuss...	Timed	01:30
00:54	Is this an example of positive punishment or negative reinforcement? Why?	Timed	03:00

Comments

Robin Roberson
almost 4 years ago

I like to use this clip and a couple of others to help firm up students' understanding of +/- reinforcement/punishment. After explaining the two axes of operant conditioning: behavior change (increase/decrease) and stimulus type (pleasant/unpleasant), we go through the clips and identify the behavior change and stimulus type. Then we decide if we agree with what the characters said was the form of operant conditioning.