You May Be Inadvertently Reinforcing Undesirable Behavior by Telling Someone

question 141

Multiple Choice

You may be inadvertently reinforcing undesirable behavior by telling someone off because ________.

• A) scolding is positively punishing
• B) by scolding the recipient you are paying attention to that person
• C) the recipient never takes anything seriously
• D) scolding is negatively punishing

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Definitions:

Hair Cells

Sensory cells located in the inner ear that detect sound and head movements.

Photoreceptors

Specialized cells or organs in organisms that respond to light, enabling vision or other light-based sensory processes.

Photopigment Rhodopsin

A light-sensitive pigment found in the rod cells of the retina, crucial for low-light vision.

Color Vision

The ability of the visual system to distinguish objects based on the wavelengths of the light they reflect, emit, or transmit.