Question

At the end of lacrosse practice, the
team runs sprints. Enzo always
finishes in last place. Although he feels
disappointed that he is the slowest
person on the team, he vows to work
even harder to increase his speed
throughout this season. What does this
scenario BEST represent? (1 point)
positive social reinforcement
negative social reinforcement
positive automatic reinforcement
negative automatic reinforcement

Answer 1

Negative social reinforcement.

Explanation: Enzo increases his effort to avoid the aversive social outcome (finishing last/embarrassment). The behavior is maintained by removing or avoiding a social aversive event, so it’s negative social reinforcement.