________ Is Any Action That Increases the Likelihood of the Reoccurrence

question 159

Multiple Choice

________ is any action that increases the likelihood of the reoccurrence of the response that it follows.

• A)Punishment
• B)Counterimitation
• C)Modelling
• D)Reinforcement

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

The strengthening of a behavior because it removes or diminishes a negative outcome.

Positive Reinforcement

The process of encouraging a particular behavior by offering a reward or positive outcome following that behavior.

Secondary Reinforcement

A form of reinforcement that involves the use of a stimulus that has acquired its reinforcing properties through its association with a primary reinforcer.

Punishment

In behaviorism, an intervention that decreases the likelihood of the behavior that it follows by introducing an unpleasant stimulus or outcome.