Elton feels disappointed in himself because he has skipped all of his workouts this week. He is determined that he will show up for all of his workouts next week. What does this scenario BEST demonstrate?
A. • positive social reinforcement
B. O negative social reinforcement
C. • positive automatic reinforcement
D. • negative automatic reinforcement
D. negative automatic reinforcement
In this scenario, Elton feels disappointed in himself for skipping his workouts, which can be seen as a negative outcome or consequence. He is determined to show up for all his workouts next week in order to avoid feeling this disappointment again. This demonstrates negative automatic reinforcement, as Elton is trying to remove the negative consequence of disappointment by engaging in the desired behavior of showing up for his workouts.