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)
Responses

positive social reinforcement
positive social reinforcement

negative social reinforcement
negative social reinforcement

positive automatic reinforcement
positive automatic reinforcement

negative automatic reinforcement

Answer 1

Negative automatic reinforcement — Enzo increases effort to avoid the internally generated aversive feeling (disappointment). The behavior is maintained by removal/avoidance of an automatic (self-produced) aversive stimulus, not by social consequences.