A Negative Reinforcer Makes a Response More Likely to Reoccur

question 14

True/False

A negative reinforcer makes a response more likely to reoccur.

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Definitions:

Castration Anxiety

A concept in Freudian psychoanalysis referring to a child's fear of losing their genitalia as a punishment for sexual desires or behaviors.

Pleasure Principle

A driving force of the id that seeks immediate gratification of all desires, wants, and needs.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept where the ego tries to meet the needs of the id in a realistic manner, considering societal norms and consequences.

Classical Conditioning

The process of learning where a response initially elicited by a second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone due to their continuous pairing.