The tendency to make a response increases following the use of ____ and the tendency to make a response decreases following the use of ____.
A) punishment; negative reinforcement
B) negative reinforcement; punishment
C) positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement
D) negative reinforcement; positive reinforcement

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The tendency to make a response increases following the use of negative reinforcement (removal of an aversive stimulus), and the tendency to make a response decreases following the use of punishment (presentation of an aversive stimulus). This is known as the law of effect in operant conditioning. Therefore, option B correctly identifies the order of these two types of consequences.

The Tendency to Make a Response Increases Following the Use