Prompt
what are the components needed in order for an experiment to be valid? identify these components in the following
experiment: a scientist is testing a new plant food to see if it causes plants to grow faster. the scientist tests two plants with
the new plant food, and two plants he grows without plant food.

the answer to the question is punishment. or more specifically, positive punishment.

positive punishment occurs when a behavior is given a negative consequence for the individual doing the behavior.

sara no longer wants to ask questions (the behavior) because she is ridiculed by mr. smith (the punishment).

reinforcement is inaccurate because reinforcement always gives positive consequences for the individual doing the behavior, be it by introducing a pleasant consequence or removing an unpleasant one.

my ding dong   is hard as a rock