The Essential Difference Between Negative Reinforcement and Punishment Is That

question 43

Multiple Choice

The essential difference between negative reinforcement and punishment is that

• A) negative reinforcement decreases misbehaviour rather quickly.
• B) punishment decreases the behaviour while negative reinforcement increases it.
• C) punishment is more effective in bringing about a positive change in behaviour.
• D) punishment is presented after, and reinforcement before, the behaviour has occurred.

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Definitions:

Level Of Significance

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true; a threshold for determining the statistical significance.

Rejection Region

The range of values for which we reject the null hypothesis in hypothesis testing.

Level Of Significance

A threshold used in hypothesis testing, below which the null hypothesis is rejected.

Confidence Interval

A gamut of values, taken from sample statistics, considered likely to include the value of a hidden population attribute.