A student who studies in order to earn high grades is working for ____; a student who studies in order to avoid low grades is working for ____.
A) negative reinforcement; positive reinforcement
B) positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement
C) negative reinforcement; negative reinforcement
D) positive reinforcement; positive reinforcement

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A student who studies to earn high grades is motivated by positive reinforcement (receiving a reward), while a student who studies to avoid low grades is motivated by negative reinforcement (removing an undesirable outcome).

A Student Who Studies in Order to Earn High Grades