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CBme

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on: Jun 21, 2018
Skinner opposes the use of punishment to control behavior because it:
 
  a. cannot stop the undesired behavior at all
  b. can create emotional responses that are incompatible with appropriate behavior
  c. creates an inner struggle between schedules of reinforcement
  d. is difficult to administer in most situations

Question 2

The concept used to describe the process whereby the failure to reinforce a response affects its occurrence by making it less and less is called:
 
  a. punishment
  b. extinction
  c. reinforcement
  d. negative reinforcement


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kbennett34

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

b

Answer to Question 2

b


CBme

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Gracias!

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