Positive punishment can best be defined as: a. Delivery of a ...

[Metfan725]

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]

Answer to Question 1

C

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.

[Metfan725]

TYSM

[aliotak]

Excellent