There Are Two Strategies That Can Be Used to Reduce

question 138

Multiple Choice

There are two strategies that can be used to reduce the probability of learned behaviour.They are

• A)organizational behaviour modification and reinforcement.
• B)extinction and punishment.
• C)negative reinforcement and punishment.
• D)negative reinforcement and extinction.
• E)modelling and positive reinforcement.

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Definitions:

Muscle Tension

The force generated by the contraction of muscles, important in movement, maintenance of posture, and the production of body heat.

Contraction

The process of a muscle becoming shorter and tighter, usually in response to a nerve impulse.

Isometric Contraction

Muscle contraction in which the length of the muscle does not change but the tension produced increases.

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of the electrical potential across the membrane of a nerve cell (neuron) that occurs when the cell generates a nerve impulse.