When an Unpleasant Event Is Added,the Contingency of Reinforcement Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

When an unpleasant event is added,the contingency of reinforcement is:

• A) omission
• B) positive reinforcement
• C) punishment
• D) negative reinforcement

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Definitions:

Short-Run Cost Function

A representation of how total production costs change with output levels in the short term, when some factors are fixed.

Quasi-Fixed Costs

Costs that are not directly variable with the level of output but can change over time with scale of operations, such as salaries for permanent staff.

Positive Output

Production of goods or services in a quantity that exceeds zero.

Short-Run Cost Function

A mathematical relation describing how production costs change with output levels over a short period, where some inputs are fixed.