Concept:Escape learning happens when a behavior stops an unpleasant event. It relies on negative reinforcement, which strengthens behavior by removing an aversive stimulus.
Explanation:In operant conditioning, reinforcement increases the chance of a response. Positive reinforcement adds a pleasant stimulus. Negative reinforcement removes an unpleasant one.
Escape learning is a type of negative reinforcement. The learner performs an action to end an ongoing aversive event. For example, a rat in a shuttlebox learns to move to the other side to stop a footshock. The escape behavior is reinforced by the removal of the shock.
Therefore, escape learning is based on negative reinforcement, not on positive, delayed, or omission of reinforcement.
Answer:B. Negative reinforcement