Consider a mother who slaps her son whenever he engages in aggression. If negative reinforcement is responsible for her behavior, what likely happens after she slaps him?
a. He ignores her.
b. He slaps her back.
c. He behaves more aggressively.
d. He behaves less aggressively.
d
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a. resistance b. recovery c. exhaustion d. alarm reaction
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a. enculturation b. depression c. creativity d. intolerance
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A. Method B. Discussion C. Results D. Abstract
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a. be prone to fantasy. b. have no idea as to what is expected in the trance state. c. attend to her own internal state. d. become a hypnotist.