Reinforcement is typically used to reduce problem behavior and punishment is used to teach new behavior. Select one: True False
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Chapter 5 T/F 34) A positive contingency between a response and an appetitive stimulus is also known as positive reinforcement, whereas a positive contingency between a response and an aversive stimulus is also known as punishment. True False 35) If Steve has his mouth washed out with soap for swearing and he decreases this behavior, this is an example of negative reinforcement. True False 36) If Stella increases the number of times she changes the oil in her car to avoid engine seizure, this is an example of negative reinforcement. True False 37) The main difference between punishment and negative reinforcement is that punishment increases the target response, while negative reinforcement decreases the target response. True False 38) Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) is a type of positive punishment. True False 39) The competition between natural responses and the responses required by the experimenter sometimes leads to the development of behaviors that interfere with an animal making an instrumental response.
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