TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR THERAPY
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Question
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Choose the correct operant conditioning technique described below:escape from or avoidance of aversive (unpleasant) stimuli
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extinction
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punishment
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negative reinforcement
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positive reinforcement
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In Operant Conditioning Theory, there are essentially four quadrants: Positive Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Reinforcement, and Negative Punishment.
Detailed explanation-2: -Avoidance conditioning utilizes the shock as a negative reinforcer-an animal will learn to make a behavioral response when an auditory stimulus is presented; From: Functional Neurobiology of Aging, 2001.
Detailed explanation-3: -If something aversive is being taken away, then it is negative reinforcement.
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