An operant conditioning strategy designed to strengthen or increase the frequency of a behaviour by making the avoidance of an unpleasant consequence contingent on the occurrence of the behaviour is called __________.
A)Punishment.
B)Negative reinforcement.
C)Extinction.
D)Shaping.
E)Deficit conditioning.

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The given description matches the definition of negative reinforcement, which involves removing an unpleasant stimulus or situation when a behavior is exhibited, leading to an increase in the frequency or strength of the behavior. Punishment, on the other hand, involves introducing an aversive consequence to decrease the frequency of a behavior. Extinction refers to the gradual disappearance of a behavior due to lack of reinforcement, and shaping involves gradually shaping a behavior by reinforcing successive approximations. Deficit conditioning is not a commonly used term in psychology, and thus is not the correct answer.

An Operant Conditioning Strategy Designed to Strengthen or Increase the Frequency