Bennie Is Afraid of Snakes

question 198

Multiple Choice

Bennie is afraid of snakes.He won't even look at pictures of them in a book,turning the page or closing the book instead.When he sees a picture of a snake,his anxiety goes up,but when he avoids looking at the picture,his anxiety goes down.It is most correct to say that Bennie's avoidance behaviour is being:

• A)punished because he feels anxious after doing so.
• B)punished because he will never get better.
• C)positively reinforced because he is rewarded by his anxiety going down.
• D)negatively reinforced because he is rewarded by his anxiety going down.

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