Question

matt regularly buckles his seat belt simply because it turns off the cars irritating warning buzzer. this best illustrates the value of ______ reinforcement. partial negative positive respondent

Explanation:

In operant conditioning, negative reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus (the irritating warning buzzer) to increase a behavior (buckling the seat - belt). Partial reinforcement is about the schedule of reinforcement (not continuous), positive reinforcement adds a pleasant stimulus, and respondent is related to classical conditioning (not relevant here).

Answer:

B. negative