Question

Kelly and Jeff live together, and Kelly constantly yells at Jeff to clean his dishes in the kitchen. She tells him that she will stop nagging if he does the chore. He finally cleans the dishes and Kelly, in turn, stops nagging him. As a result, Jeff is more likely to clean his dishes in the future. What is this scenario an example of?

Choose 1 answer:


(Choice A)
Negative punishment

(Choice B)
Negative reinforcement

(Choice C)
Positive reinforcement

(Choice D)
Positive punishment

Answer 1

Negative reinforcement.

Explanation:

Negative reinforcement is when you engage in an action in order to avoid a result.

Jeff is cleaning his dishes (engaging in an action) so that Kelly will not nag at him.

Answer 2

Negative reinforcement

Step-by-step explanation: