Harold is tired of listening to his mother complaining about his messy bedroom,so he finally cleans it up.In this example,Harold's cleaning his room is a ___.
A) positive reinforcer
B) negative reinforce
C) negative punishment
D) positive punishment

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Harold's cleaning his room is an example of negative reinforcement because it involves the removal of an aversive stimulus (his mother's complaining) in order to increase the likelihood of a particular behavior (cleaning his room).

Harold Is Tired of Listening to His Mother Complaining About