Question

presenting a pleasurable stimulus is an example of which of the following? negative punishment positive punishment positive reinforcement negative reinforcement

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall operant conditioning concepts:

• Positive reinforcement involves adding (presenting) a pleasurable stimulus to increase a behavior.
• Negative punishment removes a pleasurable stimulus; positive punishment adds an unpleasant stimulus; negative reinforcement removes an unpleasant stimulus.

Presenting a pleasurable stimulus matches positive reinforcement.

Answer:

C. positive reinforcement (assuming the options are labeled A - D with the last visible being negative reinforcement, and the third option is positive reinforcement)