Bill hates to clean up after dinner. One night, he volunteers to bathe the dog before cleaning up. When he finishes with the dog and returns to the kitchen, his wife has cleaned everything up for him. Which of the following statements is most likely true?

A) Bill will start cleaning up the kitchen before he bathes the dog.
B) Bill's wife has positively reinforced him for bathing the dog.
C) Bill's wife has negatively reinforced him for bathing the dog.
D) Bill will never bathe the dog again.

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Simrin Sandhu · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Negative reinforcement involves removing an unpleasant stimulus in response to a behavior, thereby increasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future. In this case, Bill's wife removed the unpleasant stimulus of having to clean up after dinner, which may reinforce Bill's behavior of volunteering to bathe the dog before cleaning up.

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