Both Reinforcers and Punishers Increase the Future Likelihood of Behaviour

question 270

True/False

Both reinforcers and punishers increase the future likelihood of behaviour.

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Definitions:

Conditioning

A learning process that involves developing a new response to a stimulus by associating it with another stimulus or event, foundational in behavioral psychology.

Spontaneous Recovery

A phenomenon in learning where conditioned responses reappear after a delay or period of extinction, without further conditioning.

Discrimination

Unfair treatment of individuals based on their membership in a particular group, such as race, gender, or sexual orientation.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where associations between a naturally occurring stimulus and an environmental stimulus take place.