Success in Solving Important Problems Is a Source of ________

question 90

Multiple Choice

Success in solving important problems is a source of ________ power for subunits, just as it is for individuals.

• A) referent
• B) information
• C) reward
• D) expert

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Definitions:

Extinction

The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Successive Approximations

A behavior training process where closer and closer approximations to a desired behavior are reinforced until the desired behavior is achieved.

Shaping

A method of conditioning by which successive approximations towards a desired behavior are reinforced, gradually guiding the behavior closer to the target.

Contingency Management

A behavioral intervention strategy that modifies the consequences of behaviors to increase or decrease those behaviors.