Reinforcement in behavioral psychology refers to a consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated. This can be positive (adding something desirable) or negative (removing something undesirable), but the key is that it makes the behavior more likely to occur again.

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Reinforcement Is

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Reinforcement is:

A) when the consequence of a response increases the probability of that response occurring again.
B) when the consequence of a response decreases the probability of that response occurring again.
C) when the animal gets support from another animal to perform a task.
D) when the animal gains access to and knows what the task parameters are.

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