How Are Punishment and Negative Reinforcement Different

question 199

Multiple Choice

How are punishment and negative reinforcement different?

• A) Punishment involves the use of a negative stimulus; negative reinforcement uses a pleasant stimulus.
• B) Punishment increases the frequency of undesired behavior; negative reinforcement discourages it.
• C) Punishment always involves pain while negative reinforcement involves the removal of primary reinforcers.
• D) Punishment decreases the frequency of behavior while negative reinforcement increases the likelihood of behavior.

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Definitions:

Matched Pairs

A study design where subjects are paired based on certain criteria, ensuring that each pair is similar except for the treatment given.

Mean Difference

The average difference between two sets of data points, often used in comparing the means from two samples.

Independent Populations

Populations that have no influence on one another, implying that the selection from one population does not affect the selection from another.

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines whether the observed results are statistically significant.