Which of the following is true of negative reinforcement?
A) It involves administering an aversive consequence.
B) It refers to withdrawing or failing to provide a reinforcing consequence.
C) It refers to the tendency to conclude that despite the effort the outcome would be bad.
D) It involves removing or withholding an undesirable consequence.
E) It refers to the lack of interest in the outcome of performancE.
Negative reinforcement is removing or withholding an undesirable consequencE.
For example,a manager takes an employee off probation because of improved performancE.

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Negative reinforcement involves removing or withholding an undesirable consequence. In the example given, the manager took an employee off probation (which is an undesirable consequence) because of improved performance. This is an example of negative reinforcement.

Which of the Following Is True of Negative Reinforcement