Question

Mandisa always picked up her infant daughter when she screamed because she couldn't have the toy she wanted. as a result, her daughter screams whenever she doesn't get her way. in this case, picking up the infant served as a( n ) _________ for screaming.

Answer 1

Mandisa's method of picking up her infant daughter whenever she doesn't get what she wants became a conditioned stimulus. Whenever she hears the screaming, the first thing that came into the mind of Mandisa would be to pick her up and calm her down. And this happens every time her infant daughter would scream. 

Answer 2

In the case above, picking up the infant served as a negative reinforce for screaming in which a negative reinforce is engaged in order to stop a certain behavior or an outcome that is considered negative in which picking up the infant is a way of preventing a negative outcome such as screaming.