You take two aspirin to remove a headache. Thirty minutes later, the headache is gone. You are now more likely to take aspirin to deal with bodily aches and pain in the future. In other words, negative reinforcement by escape has occurred.

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Negative reinforcement by escape occurs when a behavior is strengthened because it removes or stops an unpleasant stimulus. In this scenario, taking aspirin removed the unpleasant stimulus of a headache, reinforcing the behavior of taking aspirin to deal with bodily aches and pain in the future.

You Take Two Aspirin to Remove a Headache