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What is the major difference between negative reinforcement and punishment?
(A) Punishments are used with nonhuman animals, and negative reinforcements are used with humans.
(B) Negative reinforcements are used in classical conditioning, and punishments are used in operant conditioning.
(C) Punishments are primarily used when training an organism to perform a behavior and negative reinforcements are used to train an organism to stop performing a behavior.
(D) Negative reinforcements are more effective than punishments but take longer to use.
(E) Punishments decrease the frequency of a behavior and negative reinforcements increase the frequency of a behavior.
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(E) Punishments decrease the frequency of a behavior and negative reinforcements increase the frequency of a behavior.
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Explanation
Punishments are defined as stimuli that decrease the likelihood that an organism will perform the behavior that preceded the punishments. Negative reinforcements reinforce a behavior, increasing the likelihood the behavior will be repeated. They reinforce the behavior by taking away an aversive stimulus (e.g., an aspirin takes away a headache, which makes the person more likely to take an aspirin in the future).
Posted : 10/07/2024 8:42 am