You have a painful headache and so you take an aspirin to eliminate the pain.The aspirin works and now you are free of your headache.Taking the aspirin is an example of a:
A) negative reinforcer-it increases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache
B) negative reinforcer-it decreases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache
C) positive reinforcer-it increases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache
D) positive reinforcer-it decreases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache

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A negative reinforcer is something that, when removed after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future. In this case, the removal of pain (by taking aspirin) increases the likelihood of taking aspirin again for a headache, making it a negative reinforcer.

You Have a Painful Headache and So You Take an Aspirin