In the context of operant conditioning, ________ consists of the removal of something pleasant that results in a decrease in the likelihood that a prior behavior will be repeated.

A. positive punishment
B. negative punishment
C. negative reinforcement
D. positive reinforcement


Answer: B

Psychology

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a. unconscious anxiety about the content of speech production. b. classical conditioning. c. interference from inappropriate sounds that are highly active. d. a variant of the Stroop effect.

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The fact that older adults (those 65 years of age and older) are a growing portion of America's population is referred to as

a. ageism b. cynicism c. life review d. the graying of America e. senescence

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Conflict between siblings can become greater when _____

a. parents show favoritism b. there is a greater harmony between the parents c. the siblings have "easy" temperaments d. all of these

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To increase confidence that a sample is representative of the population, survey researchers utilize __________ in order to select the sample

a. randomized assignment plans b. probability sampling plans c. stratified random assignment plans d. probability assignment plans

Psychology