Question

Negative reinforcement is weakening behavior by contingently withdrawing something positive. weakening a behavior by ignoring it. strengthening a behavior by contingently presenting something pleasing. strengthening a behavior by contingently withdrawing something displeasing. weakening a behavior through contingently presenting something displeasing.

Answer 1

Answer: Strengthening a behavior by contingently withdrawing something displeasing.

Explanation: Negative reinforcement refers to the strengthening and motivating the behavior by the elimination of the negative outcome or stimulus by means of stopping, removal, avoidance etc .

So, anything that is unpleasant or displeasing is withdrawn from the behavior.Other options are incorrect because behavior is not weakened by this act and no pleasing factors are removed from the behavior.