Psychology & Sociology · Mr. Pankow: Behavior & Behavior Change

Question

Avoidance behaviors are reinforced by ____

Answer

Avoidance behaviors are reinforced by the removal of painful/undesirable stimuli as a result of preemptively avoiding them
negative reinforcement
ex: A fire alarm allows you to avoid a fire

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