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Ben becomes severely aggressive whenever another student takes his toys away from him. When Ben hits them, the other children often return the toys they took from him. What can be said about this situation?

A young child living on a farm is learning about cows. When the child sees a black and white Holstein cow, the child says “cow”. When the child sees a brown Jersey cow, the child does not say cow. When the child sees a dalmatian dog, the child says “cow”. This is an example of

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?