If a Welfare Payment Is Reduced for Every Additional Dollar

question 2

True/False

If a welfare payment is reduced for every additional dollar a person earns, then the welfare program creates an incentive for that person to work.

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Definitions:

Acquisition Training

involves the repeated pairing of a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

Extinction

The process in psychology where a conditioned response decreases or disappears when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral conditioning principle where the removal of an undesirable or aversive stimulus following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Aversive Stimulus

A stimulus that is unpleasant or painful, leading to avoidance behavior.