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cartlidgeashley

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on: Jun 21, 2018
In negative reinforcement, an aversive stimulus is removed following the behavior and the behavior is more likely to occur in the future.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Paul wants to increase the amount of time he studies, but is having trouble because he usually ends up playing his favorite video game instead. Paul has his roommate hide the game so that, if he wants to play the game instead of studying, he will first have to spend a lot of time looking for it. This is an example of ____________ for competing behaviors.
 
  a. eliminating establishing operations
  b. arranging establishing operations
 c. decreasing response cost
 d. increasing response cost


vseab

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

True

Answer to Question 2

d


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