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big1devin

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on: Jun 21, 2018
Melioration can reduce overall reinforcement due to
 
  A) responding too much on alternatives that do not require it.
  B) overconsumption of and habituation to highly valued reinforcers.
  C) responding too much on alternatives that provide immediate reinforcement.
  D) All of these are correct.

Question 2

The tendency to meliorate means that our behavior might sometimes be too strongly directed toward alternatives that provide
 
  A) a lot of reinforcement for little effort.
  B) relatively immediate reinforcement.
  C) relatively delayed reinforcement.
  D) Both a and b are correct.


Brenm

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

D

Answer to Question 2

D


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