Match the following definitions with the technical terms below. (Not all of the terms will necessarily be used. In fact, some may be fictitious.)
-___ Negative reinforcer
A)An assessment of the contingencies responsible for problem behaviors.
B)A stimulus that increases the future frequency of a response that its removal (termination) follows.
C)The response contingent removal of a negative reinforcer resulting in an increased frequency of that response.
D)In escaping the perpetrator’s aversive behavior, the victim unintentionally reinforces that aversive behavior.

Question

Match the following definitions with the technical terms below. (Not all of the terms will necessarily be used. In fact, some may be fictitious.)
-___ Negative reinforcer 
A)An assessment of the contingencies responsible for problem behaviors.  
B)A stimulus that increases the future frequency of a response that its removal (termination) follows.
C)The response contingent removal of a negative reinforcer resulting in an increased frequency of that response. 
D)In escaping the perpetrator’s aversive behavior, the victim unintentionally reinforces that aversive behavior.

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A negative reinforcer is a stimulus that increases the future frequency of a response that its removal (termination) follows.

Match the Following Definitions with the Technical Terms Below