You take an aspirin and your headache goes away.This makes it more likely that you will take an aspirin next time you have a headache.This is an example of:
A)positive reinforcement.
B)negative reinforcement.
C)positive punishment.
D)negative punishment.

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Positive reinforcement involves the use of a reward or pleasant consequence to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated in the future. In this scenario, the removal of the headache (pleasant consequence) by taking aspirin led to an increased likelihood of taking aspirin in the future for similar headaches.

You Take an Aspirin and Your Headache Goes Away