Question

justine starts yelling in the store when she wants something. her parents buy her a toy in order to yelling.
what type of conditioning is shaping the parents behavior?
a. positive reinforcement
b. negative reinforcement
c. positive punishment
d. negative punishment
please select the best answer from the choices provided
a
b
c
d

Explanation:

Negative reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus (in this case, Justine's yelling) to increase a behavior (parents buying the toy). Positive reinforcement adds a pleasant stimulus. Positive punishment adds an aversive stimulus to decrease behavior. Negative punishment removes a pleasant stimulus to decrease behavior. Here, the parents' behavior (buying the toy) is increased by removing the aversive stimulus (yelling), which fits negative reinforcement.

Answer:

B. negative reinforcement