In Operant Conditioning,removing a Stimulus to Increase a Behavior in the Future

question 38

Multiple Choice

In operant conditioning,removing a stimulus to increase a behavior in the future is called

• A) positive punishment.
• B) negative punishment.
• C) positive reinforcement.
• D) negative reinforcement.

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