Clearly differentiate between reinforcement and punishment

What will be an ideal response?


Skinner's principle of reinforcement holds that organisms tend to repeat those responses that are followed by favorable consequences, or reinforcement. Skinner defined reinforcement as when an event following a response increases an organism's tendency to make that response. Punishment occurs when an event following a response weakens the tendency to make that response.

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. neurotics b. psychotics c. psychopaths d. manic-depressives

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Personality Theories: The Big Picture are useful in helping us understand some of the internal reasons for why people do what they do

a. True b. False

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