Dependency Is Decreased When the Resource You Control Is

question 47

Multiple Choice

Dependency is decreased when the resource you control is:

• A)scarce.
• B)highly substitutable.
• C)perceived as non-substitutable.
• D)important.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral adjustment technique in which the severity of an action is modified by using reinforcements or penalties.

Favorable Stimulus

Any external cue or event that elicits a positive reaction, often reinforcing a behavior or creating a pleasant experience.

Shaping

a method of training by which successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced until the behavior is achieved.

Successive Approximations

A method used in behavioral psychology involving the reinforcement of behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior.