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AP Psychology · 3.8 · Classroom testing

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Operant Conditioning. Two low-ink student pages with concept connections, model building, and written application. Student practice is open for classroom testing.

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CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · PRACTICE COMPANION

3.8 / Operant Conditioning

Name ___________________________ Date __________________

01 Connect a concept.

Explain each concept in your own words. Add a brief example that shows why the concept fits.

Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment

02 Build the explanation.

Two independent questions. Build the consequence map.

  1. Positive reinforcement
  2. Negative punishment
  3. Positive punishment
  4. Negative reinforcement
  5. Negative always means bad
Added + behavior increases
Removed + behavior increases
Added + behavior decreases
Removed + behavior decreases
Original CLSM practice · Topic 3.8 · Student page 1 of 2

CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · APPLY & EXPLAIN

Use the idea in a new situation.

03 Make a choice. Give a reason.

1. A virtual learner repeats an unrelated gesture after a coincidental reward. Which concept fits?
  1. Conservation
  2. Spontaneous recovery
  3. Superstitious behavior

My choice: ______   Why it fits:

2. A fictional organism exposed to uncontrollable aversive outcomes later fails to try an available escape. Which concept is illustrated?
  1. Learned helplessness
  2. Positive reinforcement by definition
  3. A safe classroom experiment to reenact

My choice: ______   Why it fits:

04 Bring it together.

What two questions classify a consequence?

One idea I corrected today: ___________________________________________________
One question I still have: _______________________________________________________