An Example of Negative Reinforcement Is

question 73

Multiple Choice

An example of negative reinforcement is

• A) putting coins in a broken soft drink machine.
• B) giving bonuses to workers who excel.
• C) threatening to spank a child unless he cleans up his room.
• D) spanking a child to make him stop using curse words.

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