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In the Late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter Undertook Measures to Discourage

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In the late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter undertook measures to discourage the consumption of gasoline as well as the large profits in the oil business in an attempt to control price inflation.


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Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus following a response increases the likelihood of that response in the future.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli.

Noncontingent Reinforcement

In behavior modification, it involves delivering reinforcement without regard to the individual's actions, potentially reducing undesired behaviors by fulfilling the need that the behavior seeks to satisfy.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the subject to associate certain behaviors with specific consequences.

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