Seth failed to put away his bicycle at night as he was supposed to. His father told him that he would not be allowed to ride his bicycle for one week. Seth's father tried to change Seth's behavior by using

a. punishment. c. positive reinforcement.
b. extinction. d. negative reinforcement.


a

Psychology

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a. carry information toward the brain and spinal cord b. activate the nervous system c. carry information toward muscles and glands d. inhibit the nervous system

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______. a. ability c. motivation b. reinforcement d. thought

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A. an insignificant difference in the number of correctly identified smells B. a substantial increase in the number of correctly identified smells C. a minimal increase in the number of correctly identified smells D. a moderate decrease in the number of correctly identified smells

Psychology