Question

A consequence that brings about an increase in the frequency of a behavior is a(n) _____; a consequence that decreases the frequency of a behavior is a(n) _____

Answer 1

Answer:

The answers for the blank spaces are: reinforcement, and punishment: A consequence that brings about an increase in the frequency of a behavior is reinforcement; a consequence that decreases the frequency of a behavior is punishment.

Explanation:

Reinforcement of an act or activity would increase the frequency or likelihood that a behavior will continue to occur, while punishment is an act or activity that would decrease the frequency or likelihood that a behavior will continue to occur.

Answer 2

Answer:

A consequence that brings about an increase in the frequency of a behavior is called REINFORCEMENT

A consequence that decreases the frequency of a behavior is called PUNISHMENT

Explanation:

Reinforcement is the process of encouraging or establishing a believe, among people or individual, in order to increase the occurrence of such believe or in other to instigate such believe in the individuals.

Punishment is a reward given to an offender, in order to reduce the occurrence of such offence in the individuals or among others.

Therefore, for you to increase the occurrence of a behavior, such behavior has to be reinforced.

For example, if you wish to achieve a maximum production, your staff have to be reinforced on the usage of new production lines and strategy. Which means you want to increase the frequency of such production behaviour among your staff.

Another example, if you wish to stop your staff from lateness to work, you should punish a staff who came late to work, lateness to work will be reduced, because punishment comes with suffering, and no body wants to suffer.