In Causal Loop Analysis, Reinforcing Loops Generate Increase or Decrease

question 50

True/False

In causal loop analysis, reinforcing loops generate increase or decrease in a measure in which the increase or decrease, if left unmodified, would continue at an ever-increasing rate.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response conditioned to a specific stimulus becomes triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original stimulus.

Disinhibition

The reduction of restraint or inhibition which can lead to the expression of behaviors normally kept under control.

Renewal Effect

The phenomenon where extinguished responses reappear when the context or environment is changed after extinction.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where a response is strengthened by the removal or avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus.