A new pop machine is set up in the cafeteria. For a couple of days Dennis buys pop at lunch. One afternoon he puts in his money, chooses his favorite drink, and pushes the button but nothing happens. The next day at lunch he puts money into the machine and chooses a drink but again no pop comes out. He puts in more money and pushes the button for another type of pop. Again, nothing happens
Dennis never puts money in that pop machine again. We may say that Dennis' behavior of putting money into the pop machine has been strengthened/weakened by
a. extinction.
b. positive reinforcement.
c. negative reinforcement.
d. punishment.
A
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