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Define a sliding reinforcer and provide your own example.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Define prosocial and egoistic value orientations, and describe the subtypes of each.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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

Answer: A sliding reinforcer is a stimulus that brings rewards in small doses, but these change to punishments with large doses of the same stimulus.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Students should define and discuss altruistic and cooperative styles as prosocial, and individualist and competitive styles as egoistic.


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