A stimulus presented to a person or an animal that decreases the probability of a particular response is known as a/an:
A)punishment by application.
B)punishment by removal.
C)negative reinforcement.
D)extinguisher.

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Punishment by application is when an aversive stimulus is presented following a behavior, which decreases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again. This is different from negative reinforcement, which involves removing an aversive stimulus following a behavior in order to increase the likelihood of that behavior occurring again. An extinguisher is a type of stimulus used in extinction procedures to decrease the frequency of a behavior by removing the reinforcement that maintains it. However, it is not specifically designed to decrease the probability of a particular response.

A Stimulus Presented to a Person or an Animal That