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faduma

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Yesterday you asked your friend Ray for a couple of aspirin tablets to relieve your headache. Ray has been taking a psychology course and informs you that, in behavioral terms, aspirin is a ________ reinforcer.
 
  a. positive
 b. negative
  c. neutral
 d. variable

Question 2

In behavioral terms, drugs like aspirin are considered negative reinforcers because they
 
  a. make a person feel good.
 b. stop a person from feeling pain.
 c. have toxic effects on the nervous system.
 d. can cause frequent users to become dependent on them.


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mmpiza

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b


faduma

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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