Barry throws the football into the stands after scoring a touchdown, and is cheered by the fans. As a result, Barry is more likely to throw the ball into the stands whenever he scores a touchdown. This is an example of:
a. negative reinforcement
b. positive reinforcement
c. punishment
d. satiation
Question 2
Julie wants to replace drinking coffee with the alternative behavior of drinking water. Julie keeps a filled water bottle on her desk at work, and has her co-workers remind her to drink more water. In this example, Julie is using the antecedent control strategy of ____________ for desirable alternative behaviors.
a. increasing response effort
b. presenting the discriminative stimulus and cues
c. arranging establishing operations
d. eliminating establishing operations
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