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Question 23 Reinforcement and punishment are defined in terms of __ whether they cause pleasure and pain intrinsic and extrinsic motives whether they increase or decrease responses or behaviors that follow adaptive significance 2.5 pts

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Reinforcement and punishment are defined in terms of __
whether they cause pleasure and pain
intrinsic and extrinsic motives
whether they increase or decrease responses or behaviors that follow
adaptive significance
2.5 pts

Question 23 Reinforcement and punishment are defined in terms of __ whether they cause pleasure and pain intrinsic and extrinsic motives whether they increase or decrease responses or behaviors that follow adaptive significance 2.5 pts

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<p> whether they increase or decrease responses or behaviors that follow</p>

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<p> This question is really asking for the definition in psychology terms of "reinforcement" and "punishment". Each choice alludes to definitions of certain psychological terminologies, but only one directly corresponds with the definition of "reinforcement" and "punishment". Reinforcement and Punishment are two core principles of Operant Conditioning—a psychological concept developed by B.F. Skinner. In situational context, reinforcement strengthens a behavior in context due to a pleasant or favorable response because it is found rewarding by subject under observation. Punishment, however, serves to reduce the frequency of occurrence of a certain behavior since subject finds its outcome unfavorable. So to paraphrase, "Reinforcment and Punishment" in behavioral psychology predominantly revolves around commentatorial temporality i.e. whether they increase or decrease reactions or conduct that follows. So they are in fact classified in operational terms, relative to behavioral consistency.</p>
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