For her dad, the ending of Joan's whiny behavior is a <u>negative reinforcement</u> and for Joan the cookie is a <u>positive reinforcement</u>.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Psychology says that the positive reinforcement means giving something to a person on performing desired action. In simple positive reinforcement is rewarding the person for their action.
Negative reinforcement means strengthening the behavior of the person by avoiding or removing negative outcome.
In the above scenario, Joan was demanding frosted cookie at the bakery. Joan’s father thought that ending of his whiny behavior is a negative reinforcement. But Joan considered cookie as the positive reinforcement.
Answer: the correct answer a. The humanist perspective underestimates the effect of the situation on human behavior.
Explanation: the option
Option a is correct because it is not a criticism, but it is a real thing.
The humanistic perspective is an approach to psychology that emphasizes empathy and stresses the good in human behavior.
In counseling and therapy, this approach allows an psychologist to focus on ways to help improve an individual's self-image or self-actualization - the things that make them feel worthwhile.
