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?

Question

(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

This scenario best represents negative automatic reinforcement.

Enzo feels disappointed because he is the slowest on the team, and the discomfort of this feeling (the negative aspect) prompts him to vow to work harder to improve his speed. This determination to improve is a response to avoiding the negative feeling of being last, thus representing a form of negative automatic reinforcement.