When a response is strengthened because it is followed by the presentation of a rewarding stimulus, it is called

a. punishment.
b. negative reinforcement.
c. positive reinforcement.
d. primary reinforcement.

C

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a. higher conscientiousness b. higher agreeableness c. higher openness to experience d. higher neuroticism

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