MsCampbell Gives Her Students a Star for Every Completed Homework

question 81

Multiple Choice

Ms.Campbell gives her students a star for every completed homework assignment.The star serves as a

• A) positive reinforcer.
• B) negative reinforcer.
• C) primary reinforcer.
• D) response cost.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Tone

The quality or character of sound, or in communication, the attitude conveyed by the words and manner of speaking or writing.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Sound

Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.