Any Event That Follows a Behavior and Results in the Behavior

question 46

Multiple Choice

Any event that follows a behavior and results in the behavior having a lower probability of happening in the future is known as a

• A) negative reinforcer.
• B) positive reinforcer.
• C) punisher.
• D) vicarious conditioner.

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Definitions:

Research Hypothesis

A specific, testable prediction about the expected outcome of a study.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

Samples

Subsets of a population selected for measurement, observation, or questioning to make statistical inferences about the whole population.

Populations

In statistics, the entire pool from which a statistical sample is drawn and to which conclusions or inferences are made based on the sample.