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ASWB Social Work Bachelor's Exam Prep

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Operant behavior functions on the environment and is maintained by its consequences, while classical conditioning deals with the conditioning of reflexive behaviors which are elicited by antecedent conditions. Operant conditioning is distinguished from classical conditioning in that it deals with the modification of voluntary behaviors. When making an assessment, which of the following is not a basic consequence of operant conditioning?
  1. Reinforcement
  2. Punishment
  3. Conditioning
  4. Reward
Explanation
Answer - C - The four basic consequences of operant conditioning are positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment. A fifth component is extinction where there is no change following a response.
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