The More Often Matthew Is Scolded Following a Temper Tantrum,the

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Multiple Choice

The more often Matthew is scolded following a temper tantrum,the more frequently he loses his temper.In this case,the scolding serves as a ________ for Matthew's temper tantrums.

• A) negative reinforcer
• B) conditioned stimulus
• C) positive reinforcer
• D) punishment

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Definitions:

\(9 n + 1\)

An algebraic expression representing a linear function in terms of n.

\(3 ^ { n - 1 }\)

This represents an exponential expression where a base of 3 is raised to the power of \(n - 1\), with \(n\) being any real number.

\(n !\)

Represents the factorial of n, the product of all positive integers less than or equal to n.