Whenever Matt is told to run laps during basketball practice,he complains to the coach that he is too tired in order to get out of running.The coach starts making him run the laps anyway,and eventually Matt stops complaining about being too tired when he is told to run.This is an example of:
A) extinction of a negatively reinforced behavior
B) spontaneous recovery
C) extinction of a positively reinforced behavior
D) punishment

Question

Whenever Matt is told to run laps during basketball practice,he complains to the coach that he is too tired in order to get out of running.The coach starts making him run the laps anyway,and eventually Matt stops complaining about being too tired when he is told to run.This is an example of:​
A) ​extinction of a negatively reinforced behavior
B) ​spontaneous recovery
C) ​extinction of a positively reinforced behavior
D) ​punishment

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This scenario describes the extinction of a negatively reinforced behavior. Matt's complaining behavior was reinforced by the coach allowing him to avoid running. However, once the coach continued to make him run despite his complaints, the complaining behavior eventually went away (extinguished).

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