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Negative reinforcement _____ the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, and positive punishment _____ the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

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The first blank would be strengthening and the second blank is weakening.  Negative reinforcement can increase the child's behavior because your negative reinforcement conditions him that it is ok to do such thing. While positive punishment is disregarded when the person practices negative reinforcement,
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