AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

BEHAVIOR THERAPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Choose the correct operant conditioning technique described below:withholding reinforcement from a previously reinforced response; example:ignoring a temper tantrum
A
extinction
B
punishment
C
negative reinforcement
D
positive reinforcement
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: -Partial reinforcement schedules are described as either fixed or variable, and as either interval or ratio. Combinations of these four descriptors yield four kinds of partial reinforcement schedules: fixed-ratio, fixed-interval, variable-ratio and variable-interval.

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