When _____ Reinforcement Is Used, People Are Motivated to Perform

question 109

Multiple Choice

When _____ reinforcement is used, people are motivated to perform behaviors because they want to stop receiving or avoid undesired outcomes.

• A) positive
• B) absolute
• C) intrinsic
• D) negative
• E) extrinsic

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Definitions:

Andrew Johnson

The 17th President of the United States who served from 1865 to 1869, known for his efforts to quickly restore the Southern states to the Union after the Civil War, facing much opposition.

Racial Equality

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Radical Republicans

A faction within the Republican Party after the American Civil War that fought to grant civil rights to freed slaves and radically transform the South.

Federal Government

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