Activities That Can Occur While Another Activity Is Taking Place

question 97

Multiple Choice

Activities that can occur while another activity is taking place are called ________ activities.

• A) predecessor
• B) successor
• C) prior
• D) immediate
• E) concurrent or parallel

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Punishment

An adverse event or outcome that decreases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated in the future.

Operant Conditioning

Learning resulting from the response an organism receives following a behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A form of conditioning where a response is strengthened by stopping, removing, or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus.