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javeds

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The theoretical difficulty with avoidance behavior, as opposed to escape behavior, is that the individual is moving from one _________ situation to another, and it is difficult to see how a lack of change can serve as a reinforcer.
 
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Robert did not want to go to school one morning, and so pretended that he was ill. Sure enough, his mother fell for the trick and let him stay home that day. Thereafter, Robert often pretended that he was ill so that he did not have to go to school. Robert's tendency to pretend that he was ill was strengthened through the process of _________.
 
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gabrielle_lawrence

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

nonaversive

Answer to Question 2

negative reinforcement


javeds

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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