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In English / College | 2025-07-05

Amanda is trying to train her cat to wake her up if her alarm doesn't work. Amanda sets off her alarm and then gets the cat to attack her, after which she gives the cat a treat. However, as the cat gets better and better at attacking Amanda when the alarm goes off Amanda herself stops wanting to even set off the alarm. Amanda is using ________ on her cat, while getting ___________ for setting of the alarm and getting attacked.

Question 8 options:
A. Negative reinforcement, positive punishment
B. Negative reinforcement, negative punishment
C. Positive reinforcement, positive punishment
D. Positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement

Asked by kaylaadam03040811

Answer (2)

Amanda is using positive reinforcement on her cat by giving a treat for attacking when the alarm goes off. Conversely, she experiences positive punishment due to the unpleasant outcome of the cat attack when she sets off the alarm. Therefore, the correct answer to the question is C. Positive reinforcement, positive punishment.
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Answered by Caesar2050 | 2025-07-06

Answer
C. Positive reinforcement, positive punishment
Explanation
Amanda is using positive reinforcement on her cat because she gives the cat a treat (a positive stimulus) after the cat attacks her when the alarm goes off. This encourages the cat to repeat the behavior.
Amanda's Experience
Amanda herself is experiencing positive punishment for setting off the alarm and getting attacked. The attack by the cat is an unpleasant consequence (positive punishment) that follows the alarm going off, which leads Amanda to associate the alarm with the negative outcome. As a result, Amanda stops wanting to set off the alarm.
Why This Works

Positive reinforcement for the cat : The treat encourages the cat to attack Amanda when the alarm goes off.

Positive punishment for Amanda : The attack by the cat discourages Amanda from setting off the alarm.


Conclusion
The scenario describes Amanda using positive reinforcement to train her cat and experiencing positive punishment herself for setting off the alarm. ;

Answered by Caesar2050 | 2025-07-06

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