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joe

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Properly speaking, reinforcers and punishers are formally defined entirely by
 
  A) their intensity.
  B) the probability of their occurrence.
  C) their effect on behavior.
  D) the extent to which they are perceived as pleasant versus unpleasant.

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Maria gives her canary some food each time it flutters its wings. The food is a
 
  A) punisher.
  B) reinforcer.
  C) discriminative stimulus.
  D) None of these are correct. Further information is needed to determine the answer.


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s.meritte

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

C

Answer to Question 2

D


joe

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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