After she realized that a mosquito had bitten her and her hand starting itching, Akai
rubbed some cortisone cream on the swollen spot, and the itching stopped. Using
operant conditioning terms, describe the stopping of the itching in response to the
operant of applying the cortisone cream.
1) positive reinforcement.
2) negative punishment.
3) negative reinforcement, escape conditioning.
4) negative reinforcement, avoidance conditioning.