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Negative reinforcement and positive punishment are interchangeable terms.

When prioritizing behaviors for change, a chronic behavior, as compared to a more recently acquired behavior, should

Negative punishment has occurred when the removal of an event decreases the future occurrence of a behavior.

Two parents are very tired because they work hard and are trying to raise a young child. The child begins crying. When they put the child in their own bed, the child stops crying. Therefore, in the future, the parents are more likely to put the child in their own bed. What has occurred in this situation?

Negative reinforcement can be differentiated from punishment by attending to the role of the aversive stimulus. With negative reinforcement, the aversive stimulus is

Operant behavior is

Permanent product measurement may be more accurate, complete, and continuous for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Which group of stimuli exemplify those making up an arbitrary stimulus class?

New parents put a child to bed. The child begins to cry, so the parents comfort the child and allow the child to sleep in bed with them. Thus, when they put the child to bed in the future, the child is more likely to cry. What has occurred in this situation?

Features of events that can be measured are called