Question

The notion that people use drugs to forget unpleasant emotions is an example of



a. negative punishment.

b. negative reinforcement.

c. positive punishment.

d. positive reinforcement.

The notion that people use drugs to forget unpleasant emotions is an example of



a. negative punishment.

b. negative reinforcement.

c. positive punishment.

d. positive reinforcement.

@Social Sciences

Answer 1

It's B, negative reinforcement.

Negative reinforcement happens when we do something to take away something that we do not like.

The example that's used here is taking drugs, to get rid of unpleasant memories.

Taking drugs is a behavior. It's something that we do.

And since taking drugs makes our unpleasant memories go away,
the behavior of taking drugs is "reinforced."

What that means is that we are encouraged to repeat the behavior, as we see it appropriate.