You have a headache. Hoping to get rid of it, you take a pain pill, and your headache goes away. In this situation, what type of consequence happened? a. Positive reinforcement b. Positive punishment c. Negative punishment d. Negative reinforcement
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In this scenario, you have a headache, which is an unpleasant experience. You take a pain pill to alleviate the headache, and as a result, the headache goes away. Show more…
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