What Has Occurred When There Is a Decrease in the Likelihood

question 154

Multiple Choice

What has occurred when there is a decrease in the likelihood or rate of a target response?

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

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Definitions:

Ionic Bond

Type of chemical bond in which a strong mutual attraction links ions of opposite charge.

Chemical Bond

Attractive force that arises between two atoms when their electrons interact; links atoms into molecules.

Nonionic Solids

Substances that consist of molecules bound together by covalent bonds rather than ionic bonds, lacking charge separation.

Dissociate

To separate or remove from association; in chemistry, it refers to the reversible separation of molecules into smaller particles.