Question

Fred wants to lose 20 pounds. He places 20 one-pound boxes of lard in the refrigerator. As his weight-loss program proceeds, he removes one box of lard each time he succeeds in losing a pound. In this instance, Fred is using:________.
a. positive self-punishment.
b. negative self-punishment.
c. positive self-reward.
d. negative self-reward.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. negative self-reward.

Explanation:

Fred wants to lose 20 pounds. He places 20 one-pound boxes of lard in the refrigerator. As his weight-loss program proceeds, he removes one box of lard each time he succeeds in losing a pound. In this instance, Fred is using negative self-reward.