AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Here are some examples of negative reinforcement in everyday life. Take a shower on a hot day to remove the bad smell and yucky feeling. Wear a coat on a chilly day to avoid catching a cold. Put away toys after playing with them to prevent losing them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Applying the sunscreen is a behavior response to avoid the negative outcome of sunburn; and so, avoiding sunburn is a negative reinforcement for putting on sunscreen.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two types of negative reinforcement: escape and avoidance learning. Escape learning occurs when an animal performs a behavior to end an aversive stimulus, while avoidance learning involves performing a behavior to prevent the aversive stimulus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nagging Your Employees Constantly being reminded to be more productive, often seen as nagging or badgering by employees, is a negative reinforcement technique. It may be used intentionally or unintentionally, but it creates a negative condition in which the employees are subjected to an unpleasant situation.