Andrea spits her food out all over the floor.Andrea's mother asks Andrea to pick it up.But instead,Andrea runs away to play with her dolls.Which of the following would be an example of negative reinforcement in this case?

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Negative reinforcement is the removal of an aversive stimulus to increase a behavior. In this case, the aversive stimulus is the task of cleaning up the food. By the mother cleaning up the food herself, Andrea is being reinforced for not following her mother's request to clean up the mess. Therefore, option B would be an example of negative reinforcement as the aversive stimulus (cleaning up the mess) is removed to reinforce the behavior (not cleaning up the mess). Options A, C, and D do not fit the definition of negative reinforcement.

Andrea Spits Her Food Out All Over the Floor