Encouraging the Repetition of a Particular Behavior by Not Offering

question 27

Multiple Choice

Encouraging the repetition of a particular behavior by not offering unpleasant consequences for the behavior is called ________.

• A) negative reinforcement
• B) cognitive restructuring
• C) transactional analysis
• D) positive reinforcement
• E) cross-training

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