Question

A mother repeatedly comes to her son's room and nags him about cleaning his room. When the boy cleans his room, the mother stops nagging. This is an ____________. Hint: Taking away something negative.
a. positive reinforcement
b. negative reinforcement
c. punishment
d. aversive conditioning

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is negative reinforcement.

Explanation:

In operant conditioning, a negative reinforcement is a motivation that consists in removing an unpleasant stimulus once that an action is carried out. This is done in contrast to positive reinforcements, which are rewards given after the action is finished.

Some research has found that negative reinforcement is more effective than positive, in order to engage someone in a certain behaviour.