In terms of good news and bad news, research suggests that:
A) Stimuli correlated with positive or negative reinforcement maintain an observing response
B) Stimuli correlated with positive reinforcement and extinction maintain an observing response
C) Stimuli correlated with punishment and extinction maintain an observing response
D) Stimuli correlated with negative reinforcement and punishment maintain an observing response

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Stimuli associated with either positive (good news) or negative (bad news) reinforcement can maintain an observing response because organisms are motivated to seek out signals that indicate the availability of reinforcement or the avoidance of an aversive event.

In Terms of Good News and Bad News, Research Suggests