Negative Reinforcement Is a Procedure in Which a Response

question 35

Multiple Choice

Negative reinforcement is a procedure in which a response

• A) is weakened because it leads to the omission of a favorable stimulus.
• B) is strengthened because it removes an unfavorable stimulus.
• C) is weakened because it leads to an unfavorable stimulus.
• D) is weakened because it is followed by nothing.

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Definitions:

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts, thereby avoiding a painful truth.

Collective Unconscious

A concept in Jungian psychology referring to the part of the unconscious mind that is shared among beings of the same species and is the source of archetypes.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for concepts like archetypes, the collective unconscious, and individuation.

Neo-Freudians

Psychologists who were influenced by Sigmund Freud but extended his theories, often focusing more on social environment and culture.