Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education (DepEd)

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Division of Leyte
JUGABAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mabini St. Brgy. Jugaban, Carigara, Leyte
School ID: 313307
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Name: ______________________________________________ Date: _____________________
Grade & Section: _________________________________________ Score: ____________________
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ACTIVITY 4
Operant Conditioning

Directions: Write PR if the statement refers to the Positive reinforcement, NR for Negative reinforcement, PU for
Punishment, and EX if it refers to Extinction. Write your answer on the space provided.

_______1. Telling another adult how proud you are of your child’s behavior while your child is listening.

_______2. In school, if a student receives a gold star for an excellent test score but does not receive more gold stars in
subsequent tests, he may become increasingly unmotivated to perform well in future tests.

_______3. A teacher can eliminate that night’s homework if kids study hard and accomplish a lot in class.

_______4. Implementing more rules and restrictions when a teen misses’ curfew.

_______5. If your children cleaned their room without being asked, you could take them to the playground as a
reward.

_______6. A teen answers his phone in the classroom, interrupting the teacher. The teacher takes away his phone for
the rest of the day.

_______7. You are encouraging your child to put away their school things when they come home and you see that
your child hangs up their coat but forgets to put their lunchbox on the counter.

_______8. Adding extra sensitivity training to employees who offend or harass someone at work.

_______9. Imagine you sleep in the same room with someone who snores loudly. It keeps you awake every night, and
you’re exhausted. You buy a pair of earplugs and try sleeping while wearing them.

______10. Animals often test the limits of their conditioning. For instance, a cat punished with a spray bottle every
time it climbs on a counter may come near the counter or jump on the counter when it believes no one is around. If no
punishment occurs, the cat is likely to keep jumping on the counter because the conditioning against it is extinct.

______11. Teaching a dog to heel may involve keeping tension on the dog’s leash as you walk together. The dog does
not enjoy this tension and may even find it uncomfortable.

______12. An employee punished once for missing work, then never again, may become more likely to miss work
later on because they no longer expect to be punished for absence.

______13. A drunk driver is pulled over by the police. After several sobriety tests, the police officers arrest the man
and impound his car for breaking the law against drinking and driving.

______14. Offering a special activity, like playing a game or reading a book together.

______15. Imagine you drive through rush hour traffic to get to work. Your commute is very stressful and takes you
two hours every morning.