One Similarity Between Punishment and Operant Extinction Is That Both

question 383

Multiple Choice

One similarity between punishment and operant extinction is that both ____________.

• A)involve the withdrawal of an aversive consequence
• B)involve the presentation of a positive consequence
• C)can be used to increase the likelihood of a behaviour
• D)can be used to reduce the likelihood of a behaviour

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Definitions:

Abstract Concepts

Ideas that do not have a physical form, including principles, qualities, or values that cannot be directly observed.

Mental Strategies

Techniques or approaches used to enhance cognitive processes such as memory, problem-solving, and learning.

Preoperational Thinking

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from about 2 to 7 years old develop memory and imagination, but do not yet think logically.

Cognitive Abilities

The mental skills and capacities for learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and processing information.