Which of the Following Is True About Punishment and Extinction

question 274

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about punishment and extinction strategies?

• A) Both of these strategies weaken or eliminate undesirable behaviours.
• B) Both of these strategies strengthen desirable behaviour by making a desirable consequence contingent on its occurrence.
• C) Both of these strategies make the removal of a pleasant consequence contingent on its performance.
• D) Both of these strategies strengthen desirable behaviour when it occurs.
• E) Both of these strategies make an unpleasant consequence contingent on its occurrence.

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