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captainjonesify

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on: Jun 21, 2018
What is negative reinforcement and what effect does it have on behavior?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The social learning concept of incentives is similar to the cognitive self-regulation concept of goals.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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

Negative reinforcement: Refers to the removal of a negative stimulus following a response. Because the state of the organism is moved in a positive direction (from unpleasant to neutral), it is reinforcing. Thus, the tendency to make the response increases.

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