Question

Larry is a chain smoker who just flew 10 hours straight from Honolulu to Sydney, Australia. When he gets off the plane, he lights up as soon as he finds a smoking area so his terrible cravings will disappear. In this example, smoking is a ?

Is this considered A Negative Reinforcer?

Answer 1

Answer:

In the given example, smoking is a negative reinforcer.

Explanation:

• It is evident that Larry finds it difficult to refrain himself from smoking for a long period of time. This can be thus termed as an addiction that Larry has.
• In order to calm his cravings down, Larry immediately goes for smoking as soon as he gets down the plane. This addiction is referred to as negative reinforcement because it makes him feel uneasy and disturbed if he does not get to smoke to calm down his cravings.