AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

LEARNING PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Training of an organism to remove or terminate an unpleasant stimulus
A
escape conditioning
B
avoidance conditioning
C
aversive control
D
shaping
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Negative Reinforcement: The act of removing an unpleasant stimulus with the aim of increasing desired behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -negative punishment: taking away a pleasant stimulus to decrease or stop a behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Negative reinforcement is a method that can be used to help teach specific behaviors. With negative reinforcement, something uncomfortable or otherwise unpleasant is taken away in response to a stimulus. Over time, the target behavior should increase with the expectation that the unpleasant thing will be taken away.

Detailed explanation-4: -It can increase desirable behaviors: Because it involves the removal of an undesirable stimulus, it can help strengthen more positive behaviors.

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