Which Statement Is the Best Description of Negative Punishment

question 150

Multiple Choice

Which statement is the best description of negative punishment?

• A)The removal of a stimulus following a response increases the likelihood of the response occurring again.
• B)The presentation of a stimulus following a response increases the likelihood of the response occurring again.
• C)The removal of a stimulus following a response decreases the likelihood of the response occurring again.
• D)The presentation of a stimulus following a response decreases the likelihood of the response occurring again.

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Definitions:

Passive Transport

Membrane-crossing mechanism that requires no energy input.

Facilitated Diffusion

A process of passive transport, with the aid of integral membrane proteins, allowing substances to move across cell membranes without energy expenditure.

Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis

A cellular process by which cells internalize molecules (like hormones, nutrients, and proteins) by the inward budding of plasma membrane vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being internalized.

Allosteric Regulation

The regulation of an enzyme's activity through the binding of a molecule at a site other than the enzyme's active site, causing a change in its shape.