Negative Reinforcement Is Best Thought of As

question 53

Multiple Choice

Negative reinforcement is best thought of as:

• A) reinforcement for an undesirable activity.
• B) punishment.
• C) something that was predicted to serve as reinforcement but did not do so.
• D) stimuli whose termination or removal increases the behaviour that precedes it.

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Definitions:

Sequential Steps

A series of actions or operations that follow a specific, logical order to achieve a desired outcome.

Procedures

The steps required to get a job done.

Principles

Fundamental truths or propositions that serve as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior.

Program

The steps or activities necessary to accomplish a goal.