Positive Reinforcement ________ the Likelihood That the Behavior Preceding It

question 130

Multiple Choice

Positive reinforcement ________ the likelihood that the behavior preceding it will happen again while negative reinforcement ________ the likelihood that the preceding behavior will happen again.

• A) decreases; decreases
• B) decreases; increases
• C) increases; increases
• D) increases; decreases

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Definitions:

Determination

The process of deciding or concluding something based on data, evidence, or logical reasoning.

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are manipulated or changed to observe their effects on dependent variables.

SST

Total Sum of Squares, a measure of the total variance in a dataset, used in the context of regression analysis to assess the variability of data points.

SSR

Sum of Squares due to Regression, representing the variation explained by the regression model.