Determining Whether an Action Constitutes Reinforcement or Punishment Requires Understanding

question 4

Multiple Choice

Determining whether an action constitutes reinforcement or punishment requires understanding of the

• A) intrinsic quality of the consequence.
• B) specific social and cultural norms associated with the action.
• C) action's effect on behavior.
• D) external stimulus driving the action.

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A systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.

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