While Reinforcement ____ the Probability of a Response,punishment ____ the Probability

question 128

Multiple Choice

While reinforcement ____ the probability of a response,punishment ____ the probability of whatever response it follows.

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

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Definitions:

Two-tailed Test

A statistical hypothesis test in which the area of rejection is on both tails of the sampling distribution, allowing for testing of non-directional hypotheses.

Independent Populations

Populations that have no interaction or relationship with each other, allowing for comparisons without interference.

Means

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the count of the values.

Equal-variances Test

A statistical test used to check if two populations have equal variances.