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

Question

____ is when something is taken away to increase the tendency of a behavior

Answer

Negative reinforcement is when something is taken away to increase the tendency of a behavior
example: loud buzzing noise goes away when you put your seatbelt on
take away buzzing to increase tendency of putting on seatbelt

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