When walking outside, your hands get so cold that they hurt

You take a pair of gloves out of your backpack and put them on, ending the pain. Putting on the gloves is
a. negatively reinforced.
b. a form of punishment.
c. positively reinforced.
d. a type of response cost.


ANSWER: a

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