What are positive and negative reinforcement? How are positive and negative reinforcement different? How are they similar?

What will be an ideal response?

* Positive reinforcement occurs when the presence of a stimulus increases the likelihood of responding.
* Negative reinforcement occurs when the removal of a stimulus increases the likelihood of responding.
* Positive reinforcement is associated with the presence of a stimulus, whereas negative reinforcement is associated with the removal of a stimulus.
* Both increase the likelihood of responding.

Psychology

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A) psychologists are often teachers too B) it is helpful in determining font types in printing and tells us something of the nature of the perception C) it represents in a microcosm the relationship between eye/cognitive phenomena and is a type of basic research D) it may be applied to the improvement of the teaching of reading and it represents an interaction of stimuli and memory E) it tells us something of the history of writing systems and is of importance in finding out the cause of aphasia

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When they are interviewed about what they have seen, __________ types are particularly susceptible

to making errors if they are asked misleading questions. A) introverted intuitive B) extraverted feeling C) sensation D) thinking

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