Beena is outside in the winter making a snowman but forgot her gloves.Her hands get cold,so she runs home and puts her mittens on before going back outside to play.Beena's behaviour is an example of
A)positive reinforcement.
B)response cost.
C)punishment.
D)negative reinforcement.

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Beena's behaviour of putting on mittens to relieve the discomfort of the cold is an example of negative reinforcement, which involves removing or avoiding an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated.

Beena Is Outside in the Winter Making a Snowman but Forgot