Question

Elton's mother has been nagging and nagging that he should stop fooling around with his guitar and start studying. Finally, in order to stop her nagging, Elton complies and hits the books. This example illustrates the effect of ________.

a. positive reinforcement

b. negative reinforcement

c. positive punishment

d. negative punishment

Elton's mother has been nagging and nagging that he should stop fooling around with his guitar and start studying. Finally, in order to stop her nagging, Elton complies and hits the books. This example illustrates the effect of ________.



a. positive reinforcement

b. negative reinforcement

c. positive punishment

d. negative punishment

Answer 1

The correct answer is b. negative reinforcement. Since Elton followed his mother to stop her from nagging, it is called negative reinforcement. Had she used other ways to persuade him to study, it would be a positive reinforcement. Thank you for posting your question. I hope that this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.