Brian is the bassist and vocalist for a band. Recently, he has begun to experience more and more intense anxiety as he sings in front of crowds. As a result, he has begun to ask his bandmates to sing the songs for him. Brian's anxiety lessens when the focus of the crowd is not on him, demonstrating that Brian's avoidance of singing is being

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Brian's avoidance behavior of not singing is being negatively reinforced because his anxiety decreases when someone else sings instead of him. This negative reinforcement encourages Brian to continue avoiding singing and allowing others to do it for him. Positive reinforcement would involve something being added to increase the likelihood of a behavior, and there is no evidence of this in the scenario. Positive punishment would involve something being added to decrease the likelihood of a behavior, and there is no evidence of this either. Negative punishment would involve something being removed to decrease the likelihood of a behavior, which also does not seem applicable to the situation.

Brian Is the Bassist and Vocalist for a Band