When You Add a Stimulus That Decreases the Likelihood of a Response

question 12

Multiple Choice

When you add a stimulus that decreases the likelihood of a response recurring, you are engaged in _____.If you subtract a stimulus with the same result, you are engaged in _____.

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

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Definitions:

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