In many TV situation comedies, a woman will withhold sex from her husband until he stops an annoying behavior. It's a classic storytelling device. It's also an example of
a. negative punishment using a primary reinforcer
b. positive reinforcement using a secondary reinforcer
c. positive punishment using a secondary reinforcer
d. negative reinforcement using a primary reinforcer
Ans: a. negative punishment using a primary reinforcer. The wife is removing a pleasant stimulus (sex) to encourage a decrease in the husband's annoying behavior. Because sex is something people are born to like, it is a primary reinforcer.
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