Roy really disliked his job. He forced himself to go to work each day out of fear of losing his only source of income. Roy was working mainly because of
A)negative reinforcement.
B)operant conditioning.
C)positive reinforcement.
D)intermittent reinforcement.
E)continuous reinforcement.

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Negative reinforcement occurs when a behavior is strengthened by the removal or avoidance of an unpleasant consequence. In this case, Roy is going to work to avoid the unpleasant consequence of losing his only source of income.

Roy Really Disliked His Job