Mary Learns That She Can Avoid a Fight with Her

question 80

Multiple Choice

Mary learns that she can avoid a fight with her supervisor by not taking too long a lunch break. This is an example of which of the following in operation?

• A) Negative reinforcement
• B) Positive reinforcement
• C) Punishment
• D) Extinction

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Definitions:

Electrons

Electrons are subatomic particles with a negative charge, found in all atoms, and play a key role in chemical reactions and electricity.

Positive Charge

An electrical charge with more protons than electrons, commonly found in cations or positive ions.

Negative Charge

A negative charge refers to the electric charge carried by particles with more electrons than protons, often resulting in an attractive force toward positively charged particles.

Electronegativity

The measure of an element’s ability to attract electrons.