Asked by armando

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.

Justine starts yelling in the store when she wants something. Her parents buy her a toy in order to get Justine to stop yelling.

What type of conditioning is shaping the parents’ behavior?
A.
positive reinforcement
B.
negative reinforcement
C.
positive punishment
D.
negative punishment

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B. negative reinforcement

Buying the toy removes the aversive stimulus (Justine's yelling). Because removing the yelling reinforces the parents' behavior (making them more likely to buy a toy), this is negative reinforcement.