Question

Julie drinks alcohol in the early evening because it relieves her anxiety. her drinking is likely to continue because it is followed by a ________ reinforcer.

Answer 1

Julie’s drinking is likely to continue because it is followed by a negative reinforcer. A negative reinforcer is being describe to a person in which the person produces a behavior which is strengthened as it creates a favorable outcome to the individual in which Julie’s way of drinking removes her anxieties.