In instrumental conditioning, reinforcement is ____.

A. any food that the organism likes
B. a stimulus that produces a reflexive response
C. an event that decreases the future probability of a response
D. an event that increases the future probability of a response


Answer: D

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a) 75 percent; home b) 50 percent; hospital c) 80 percent; home d) 65 percent; hospital

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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What is the psychological treatment called flooding?

What will be an ideal response?

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