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What involves combining reinforcement with extinction to increase a desirable behavior while decreasing an undesirable one?

  1. Selective Reinforcement

  2. Differential Reinforcement

  3. Exclusive Reinforcement

  4. Reinforcement Speciation

The correct answer is: Differential Reinforcement

Differential reinforcement involves combining reinforcement and extinction to reinforce a desirable behavior while simultaneously reducing or eliminating an undesirable behavior. This is different from selective reinforcement, which only reinforces the desired behavior, and exclusive reinforcement, which only reinforces the undesired behavior. Reinforcement speciation is not a known term or concept in behavioral psychology, therefore it is an incorrect option. To increase a desirable behavior while decreasing an undesirable one, both reinforcement and extinction need to be used together, making differential reinforcement the correct answer.

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