Question

A mother frequently picks up her crying infant boy because the baby typically stops crying as soon as he is held. in this case, the mother is ________ when her son stops crying.

Answer 1

Answer: positively reinforced

The end result of reinforcement is an increase or the continuity of the behavior. Picking u-p the baby to stop him from crying is a reinforcement. The mother is positively reinforced when her son stops crying. The mother picking up the baby (behavior) stops her son from crying (aversive stimulus).