The strengthening of a response by following it with a pleasurable consequence or removing an unpleasant stimulus is called __________.
A. reinforcement
B. modeling
C. punishment
D. extinction
Answer: A
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A. 1 to 2 years B. 3 months to 3 years C. 6 months to 2 years D. 1 to 3 years
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a. somatic immunology b. psychoneuroimmunology c. psychosomatology d. immunobiology
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A. an indefinite period of hospitalization for sex offenders. B. an indefinite prison term for sex offenders. C. a loophole that allowed pedophiles and rapists to circumvent punishment. D. both a and b