You have a painful headache and so you take an aspirin to eliminate the pain. The aspirin works and now you are free of your headache. Taking the aspirin is an example of a:
A. negative reinforcer-it increases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache
B. negative reinforcer-it decreases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache
C. positive reinforcer-it increases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache
D. positive reinforcer-it decreases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache
Answer: A
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A. only. B. and Broca's aphasia. C. and global aphasia. D. and transcortical aphasia.
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