_____ Is the Process of Weakening Behavior Through Either the Contingent

question 39

Multiple Choice

_____ is the process of weakening behavior through either the contingent presentation of something displeasing or the contingent withdrawal of something positive.

• A) Positive reinforcement
• B) Respondent behavior
• C) Extinction
• D) Negative reinforcement
• E) Punishment

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