Making Connections in Learning: Some people continue cigarette smoking because it reduces stress, social isolation, and appetite. From a learning perspective, smoking would likely continue because these reductions can be considered __________.

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Negative reinforcers involve the removal of an unpleasant stimulus, which in this case are stress, social isolation, and appetite. The reduction of these unpleasant states encourages the continuation of smoking.

Making Connections in Learning: Some People Continue Cigarette Smoking Because