According to the Text, Reinforcement Is Defined as Any Event

question 116

Multiple Choice

According to the text, reinforcement is defined as any event that

• A) satisfies psychological needs.
• B) increases the probability of a response
• C) satisfies physiological needs.
• D) a person or animal enjoys.

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Definitions:

Merit Pay Increases

Salary increments awarded to employees based on their performance, productivity, or achievements.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly his experiments with dogs, demonstrating that behavior can be conditioned.

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; an initially neutral stimulus eventually elicits a response that was initially elicited by another stimulus.