Elton feels disappointed in himself because he has skipped all of his workouts this week. He is determined that he will show up for all of his workouts next week. What does this scenario BEST demonstrate?

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positive social reinforcement

positive social reinforcement

negative social reinforcement

negative social reinforcement

positive automatic reinforcement

positive automatic reinforcement

negative automatic reinforcement

negative automatic reinforcement

Answer 1

The scenario best demonstrates negative automatic reinforcement.

Elton is feeling disappointed in himself for skipping his workouts, which suggests that he may want to avoid that negative feeling in the future. His determination to show up for workouts next week is a way of trying to eliminate or avoid those negative feelings (regarding his self-esteem and adherence to his workout plan). In this sense, doing the workouts can be seen as a behavior to escape the negative emotional state, reinforcing the action of attending the workouts.