Question

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?

(1 point)
Responses

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

Negative automatic reinforcement.

Elton’s disappointment is an internally generated (automatic) aversive state, and his decision to attend workouts aims to avoid or remove that negative feeling—an example of negative automatic reinforcement.