Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Therapeutic Approaches

Question:
In a case of a girl who sulks and cries when she is not taken to the cinema when she asks. The parent is instructed to take her to the cinema if she does not cry and sulk but not to take her if she does. Further, the parent is instructed to ignore the girl when she cries and sulks. The wanted behavior of politely asking to be taken to the cinema increases and the unwanted behavior of crying and sulking decreases. So, here which two methods are used for behavior modification?
Options:
Positive reinforcement and token economy
Modelling and aversive conditioning
Negative reinforcement and aversive conditioning
Positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement
Correct Answer:
Positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement
Explanation:
The case of a girl who sulks and cries when she is not taken to the cinema when she asks. The parent is instructed to take her to the cinema if she does not cry and sulk but not to take her if she does. Further, the parent is instructed to ignore the girl when she cries and sulks. The wanted behavior of politely asking to be taken to the cinema increases and the unwanted behavior of crying and sulking decreases. Here, Positive reinforcement for the wanted behavior and negative reinforcement for the unwanted behavior attempted together may be one such method.