Negative Reinforcement Is Negative in the Sense That

question 71

Multiple Choice

Negative reinforcement is negative in the sense that:

• A)a consequence stimulus is delivered in a negative manner.
• B)it results in the removal of the behaviour.
• C)the behaviour results in the removal of a negative reinforcer.
• D)the behaviour is decreased/weakened.

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Definitions:

Function Morphemes

Words or affixes that provide grammatical relationships between words in a sentence but do not have explicit meanings by themselves.

Nonsense Syllables

A string of sounds that do not form meaningful words, used in psychological experiments to study memory and learning processes, avoiding the influence of prior knowledge.

Morphemes

The smallest grammatical units in a language that carry meaning.

Phonemes

The smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.