Jared is a stay-at-home dad who takes care of his five-year-old daughter Olivia. Olivia is hyperactive and does not often listen to Jared. Jared is trying to find new ways to get his daughter to brush her teeth, which she always refuses to do. Jared has come up with the solution to give Olivia a sticker every three times she brushes her teeth without him telling her to.
-Olivia has realized that if she cries hard enough her dad will give her candy to get her to stop.From Jared's point of view,this is a case of _______________.

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Olivia's crying behavior is being reinforced by the consequence of receiving candy, which is removing an unpleasant stimulus or negative reinforcement. It is not positive reinforcement because Olivia is not being rewarded for brushing her teeth but for crying. It is not punishment because the behavior (crying) is being reinforced, not discouraged. It is not avoidance learning because Olivia is not learning to avoid an unpleasant stimulus but rather how to receive a pleasant one.

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