Question

Joan begs her father for a frosted cookie at the bakery but he refuses to buy her one. joan continues to whine and complain until finally he breaks down and gets her the cookie. for her dad, the cessation of joan's whiny behavior is a _______________, and, for joan, the cookie is a _______________.
a. positive reinforcer; positive reinforcer
b. negative reinforcer; positive reinforcer
c. negative reinforcer; negative reinforcer
d. positive reinforcer; negative reinforcer

Answer 1

The answer is: B. negative reinforcer; positive reinforcer
Negative reinforcer refers to the type of stimulus that act as a punishment that discourage an individual from making a certain response/action.
Positive reinforcer on the other hand is a type of stimulus that act as a reward that encourage an individual to do a certain action.