Question

By completing rituals, individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder believe they can neutralize the threat of something bad. This behavior is maintained through which of the following behavioral mechanisms?
a. positive reinforcement
b. extinction
c. stimulus discrimination
d. negative reinforcement

Answer 1

Answer:

d. negative reinforcement.

Explanation:

The word reinforcement is used in psychology to refer to anything that reinforces or increases the likelihood of a particular response. Negative reinforcement means removing something to improve reaction. In other words, eradicating a negative stimulus would improve and increase the chances that a particular response would cease to exist.