Ashley has been studying for the SATs and worrying about doing badly for over two months. She carries vocabulary flash cards and sheets of math problems everywhere. She has not been sleeping well, and this morning she felt a bad cold coming on. Ashley is

An effective way to deal with thoughts and feelings that make you ashamed, worried, frightened, or sad is to ________

a. suppress them. b. continue to think about them until they decrease. c. confess them to someone else. d. try not to think about them.

What is the relationship between negative reinforcement and punishment?

a. Both tend to strengthen a response. b. Both tend to weaken a response. c. Negative reinforcement strengthens a response while punishment weakens a response. d. Negative reinforcement weakens a response while punishment strengthens a response.