To what does the term "positive" refer, in the term "positive reinforcement"?
a. pleasant emotions
b. logical positivism
c. the scientist's assumption that the procedure will increase frequency of behavior
d. the application or addition of a stimulus to a situation
e. an excitatory influence on neurons
Ans: d. the application or addition of a stimulus to a situation
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