Negative Automaintenance Is Said to Occur When

question 105

Multiple Choice

Negative automaintenance is said to occur when

• A) a recuperative behavior does not occur after exposure to an inescapable aversive outcome.
• B) a reflexive behavior elicited by a stimulus prevents the subject from obtaining the reinforcement.
• C) an adjunctive behavior becomes habitual and harmful to the well-being of the subject.
• D) a reflexive withdrawal behavior is elicited by noncontingent aversive outcomes delivered on a fixed time schedule.

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