When Luke Decides That He Wants to End His Relationship

question 33

Short Answer

When Luke decides that he wants to end his relationship with his girlfriend, he starts to show the irritation that he feels and to ignore her, which he knows she hates. Luke is practicing _____.

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Definitions:

Consistency

The quality of being stable, reliable, and uniform over time in thoughts, behaviors, or performance.

Negative Punishment

A loss or unavailability of reinforcement because of inappropriate behavior.

Omission Training

A learning process in which the reinforcement is omitted or withdrawn when a certain behavior is performed, leading to a decrease in that behavior.

S-R Association

A connection formed between a specific stimulus and its consequent response, fundamental to the learning process in behaviorism.