Positive reinforcement is to increasing behavior as ______________ is to decreasing behavior.
A)negative reinforcement
B)extinction
C)shaping
D)generalization

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The opposite of positive reinforcement, which is used to increase behavior, is a process called extinction, which is used to decrease behavior by removing the reinforcement that was previously maintaining the behavior. Negative reinforcement is not the opposite of positive reinforcement as it involves the removal of an aversive stimulus to increase behavior. Shaping and generalization are not related to the concept of decreasing behavior.

Positive Reinforcement Is to Increasing Behavior as ______________ Is to Decreasing