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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.7
In Skinner's Operant Conditioning theory, what is meant by "negative reinforcement"?
Decreasing behaviours through punishment following undesired behavior.
Increasing behaviors by removing an undesirable stimulus when desired behavior occurs.
Encouraging undesired behavior by adding positive stimuli after its occurrence
Discouraging desired behavior via removal of positive stimuli after its occurrence
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AP Psychology - 7.7 Behaviorism and Social Cognitive Theories of Personality
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Skinner's operant conditioning theory
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