Weakening a behavior through the withdrawal of reinforcement for that behavior is known as ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Extinction.
Psychology
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a. differences in level of motivation. b. willpower. c. motivational strength. d. differences in reinforcement histories.
Psychology
When your Aunt Desirae skeptically asks you how a stimulant can slow down and calm a hyperactive child, you try not to be too smug when you answer that stimulants:
A) Act as depressants on hyperactive children B) Act to stimulate underactive frontal areas of the brain C) Exert placebo effects D) Have no such effect
Psychology