I have learned to open my umbrella in order to stop the rain from soaking me. What type of contingency led to this learning?

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The contingency that led to this learning is negative reinforcement, which refers to the removal of an aversive stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior. In this case, the aversive stimulus is being soaked by the rain, and opening the umbrella removes this aversive stimulus. By doing so, the behavior of opening the umbrella is more likely to occur in the future when it rains, as it removes the aversive stimulus of getting wet.

I Have Learned to Open My Umbrella in Order to Stop