Question

question 7
sebastian required his employees to work overtime to meet a project deadline. the following week, he gave each employee a gift card to a local restaurant.
which type of reinforcement below does this scenario illustrate?
negative punishment
positive reinforcement
positive punishment
negative reinforcement

Explanation:

Positive reinforcement involves adding a pleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated. Sebastian gave gift - cards (pleasant stimulus) after employees worked overtime (behavior) to encourage future overtime work. Negative punishment is removing a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior. Positive punishment is adding an aversive stimulus to decrease a behavior. Negative reinforcement is removing an aversive stimulus to increase a behavior.

Answer:

B. Positive reinforcement