Punishment Functions to Decrease the Likelihood of a Behaviour, While

question 465

Multiple Choice

Punishment functions to decrease the likelihood of a behaviour, while negative reinforcement serves to __________ a behaviour.

• A)maintain
• B)increase the likelihood of
• C)weaken
• D)strengthen

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Definitions:

Population Proportions

The ratio of members in a population that have a particular attribute over the total number of members in the population.

Point Estimate

A single value or statistic that is used to estimate the value of a population parameter.

Population Proportions

The fraction or percentage of a population that exhibits a specific characteristic or attribute.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, providing a measure of the precision of the estimated population parameter.