Author Question: Positive punishment can best be defined as: a. Delivery of a stimulus after a behavior that ... (Read 93 times)

Metfan725 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Positive punishment can best be defined as:

a. Delivery of a stimulus after a behavior that increases the occurrence of the
behavior.
b. Removal of a stimulus after a behavior that decreases the occurrence of the
behavior.
c. Delivery of a stimulus after a behavior that decreases the occurrence of the
behavior.
d. Removal of a stimulus after a behavior that increases the occurrence of the
behavior.

Question 2

Compare and contrast two methods for validating the social importance of behavior change.

What will be an ideal response?

cclemon1 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Answer should include: The use of normative samples compares participants' performance to the performance of a normative sample group; consumer opinion of behavior change and treatments can be assessed through questionnaires or interviews; an expert in the field can be called upon to judge the social validity of a some behavior changes; a standardized test instrument can be used to assess a participant's performance or behavior in a particular area; the real world test involves assessing a participant's newly acquired level of performance in the natural environment to evaluate mastery and generalization of the behavior change.