A Hospital Administrator Tells a Nurse Who Talks on the Phone

question 36

Multiple Choice

A hospital administrator tells a nurse who talks on the phone too much that he will quit paging her every 15 minutes if she quits the phone calls.This action is an example of:

• A)positive reinforcement.
• B)negative reinforcement.
• C)generalized reinforcement.
• D)extinction.
• E)punishment.

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Definitions:

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