When Explaining to His Wife How Positive Reinforcement and Positive

question 42

Multiple Choice

When explaining to his wife how positive reinforcement and positive punishment are similar, Jackson correctly says that both

• A) increase the probability of a behavior.
• B) decrease the probability of a behavior.
• C) remove a stimulus.
• D) add a stimulus.

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A protein in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

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A change in the DNA sequence within an organism's gene or chromosome, leading to diversity within species and populations.

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