Matt regularly buckles his seat belt simply because it turns off the car's irritating warning buzzer. This best illustrates the value of

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an aversive stimulus to increase the likelihood of a desired behavior. In this case, the aversive stimulus is the annoying warning buzzer, which is removed when Matt buckles his seat belt. Therefore, the behavior of buckling his seat belt is being reinforced by the removal of the aversive stimulus, which is negative reinforcement. Respondent behavior refers to behaviors that are reflexive and involuntary, whereas secondary reinforcement involves the pairing of a stimulus with a primary reinforcer to increase the probability of a desired behavior. Spontaneous recovery refers to the temporary reappearance of a previously extinguished response. None of these concepts fully explain Matt's behavior of buckling his seat belt to turn off the warning buzzer.

Matt Regularly Buckles His Seat Belt Simply Because It Turns