Withdrawing or Failing to Provide a Reinforcing Consequence Is Referred

question 66

Multiple Choice

Withdrawing or failing to provide a reinforcing consequence is referred to as

• A)negative reinforcement.
• B)positive reinforcement.
• C)arbitration.
• D)extinction.
• E)affiliation.

Understand the basic principles and processes of classical conditioning including acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, and generalization.

Comprehend the principles of operant conditioning including reinforcement schedules, punishment, and shaping.

Identify examples of conditioned and unconditioned responses and stimuli within classical conditioning.

Understand the concept of learning as a change in behavior resulting from experience.

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