A boy is pestering his mother for candy in the grocery store, whining for ten minutes and saying things like, "I want candy! Please? Just this once! Oh, come on, Mom, please?" His mother ignores him for ten minutes, but finally gives in and says, "Oh, all right. Here it is. Just stop whining!" If the boy engages in more whining in the future, and the mother gives in even more easily, which of the following would apply to the mother?A) Negative punishment
B) Positive punishment
C) Negative reinforcement
D) Positive reinforcement

C). Negative Reinforcement.

Explanation:

Reinforcement is demonstrated as the process through which the probability of a particular outcome or behavioral response is increased or strengthened. However, the reinforcement techniques or methods could be positive(rewards or admiration) or negative(when the unfavorable stimulus that may prevent the desired outcome is removed).

In the given example, the 'negative reinforcement' could be applied to the mother's way of strengthening the outcome of desired behavior from her child as she removes the unfavorable stimulus by 'giving him the toffee' to get the desired outcome from the child('stop whining'). This leads to negative consequences as the child uses it as a tool to get his things done. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

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