The introduction of an unpleasant stimulus that decreases the probability that a behavior will occur in the future is classified as what?

A. classical conditioning
B. punishment
C. social-cognitive forecasting
D. reinforcement


Answer: B

Psychology

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Alcohol exerts a negative effect on motor coordination particularly through its action on the a. basal ganglia

b. cerebellum. c. reticular formation. d. red nucleus.

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The brain's "sensory relay station" is the __________

a) hypothalamus b) medulla c) pons d) thalamus

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____________________ involves one's genetic inheritance

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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