Joan begs her father for a frosted cookie at the bakery, but he refuses. Joan continues to whine and complain until finally her father buys her the cookie. For her dad, the ending of Joan's whiny behaviour is a ________ and for Joan the cookie is a ________.
A) negative reinforcer; positive reinforcer
B) positive reinforcer; negative reinforcer
C) negative reinforcer; negative reinforcer
D) positive reinforcer; positive reinforcer

Question

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The ending of Joan's whiny behaviour (removal of the unpleasant behavior) is a negative reinforcer for the father, while the cookie (introduction of a pleasant stimulus) is a positive reinforcer for Joan.

Joan Begs Her Father for a Frosted Cookie at the Bakery