Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the role of reinforcement in operant conditioning theories?
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In operant conditioning, instances of withdrawing or failing to provide a reinforcing consequence is referred to as:
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Shaping
B
Punishment
C
Positive reinforcement
D
Extinction
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Understand the key terms in operant conditioning: reinforcement, punishment, shaping, and extinction.
Recall that reinforcement (positive or negative) involves increasing a behavior by providing or removing a stimulus after the behavior.
Recognize that punishment involves decreasing a behavior by applying or removing a stimulus following the behavior.
Identify that shaping is a process of reinforcing successive approximations toward a desired behavior.
Know that extinction occurs when a previously reinforced behavior is no longer followed by a reinforcing consequence, leading to a decrease in that behavior.
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