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GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

OPERANT CONDITIONING

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a behavior followed by the addition of a pleasant stimulus (or the increase in quantity or quality of a pleasant stimulus) which results in a the increasing of that behavior is most appropriately referred to as:
A
Negative Reinforcement
B
Positive Reinforcement
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, when a pleasant stimulus is added to increase the incidence of behavior, it is known as positive reinforcement. Positive punishment weakens a response by presenting something unpleasant after the response.

Detailed explanation-2: -Positive reinforcement refers to the introduction of a desirable or pleasant stimulus after a behavior. The desirable stimulus reinforces the behavior, making it more likely that the behavior will reoccur.

Detailed explanation-3: -Positive reinforcement is a process that strengthens the likelihood of a particular response by adding a stimulus after the behavior is performed.

Detailed explanation-4: -In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement involves the addition of a reinforcing stimulus following a behavior that makes it more likely that the behavior will occur again in the future. When a favorable outcome, event, or reward occurs after an action, that particular response or behavior will be strengthened.

Detailed explanation-5: -Operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning process where behaviors are modified through the association of stimuli with reinforcement or punishment.

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