Swatting a Dog with a Newspaper Would Be _____ of the Behavior

question 114

Multiple Choice

Swatting a dog with a newspaper would be _____ of the behavior of chewing up one's favorite socks.

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

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Definitions:

Gallons

A unit of volume for liquid measurements in the United States, equivalent to 3.785 liters.

Mineral Rights

The legal rights to explore, extract, and sell minerals from a piece of land.

Depletion Rate

A method of accounting for the reduction of a product's reserves, such as natural resources, calculating the expense of extracting or using those resources over a period.

Depletion Expense

The allocation of the cost of natural resources, such as minerals or timber, over their productive life to reflect their consumption.