Which Statement Indicates the Difference Between Reinforcement and Punishment

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which statement indicates the difference between reinforcement and punishment?

• A) Reinforcement is positive while punishment is negative.
• B) Reinforcement can be negative while punishment can be positive.
• C) Reinforcement applies to extinction while punishment applies to behaviour.
• D) Reinforcement is continuous while punishment is intermittent.

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Definitions:

Frequency Polygons

A graphical representation of the distribution of a dataset that shows the frequencies of classes via connected dots.

Variability

The measure of how spread out or scattered scores are in a distribution.

Modality

The number of peaks or modes in the distribution of data, used to describe the shape of the data distribution.