Concept:Escape learning is a type of operant conditioning where a behavior is strengthened because it ends an unpleasant stimulus. This relies on negative reinforcement.
Explanation:In operant conditioning, reinforcement increases the likelihood of a response.
Negative reinforcement involves removing or avoiding an aversive (unpleasant) stimulus.
Escape learning occurs when an organism learns to perform an action that terminates an ongoing aversive event.
For example, a mouse in a shuttlebox learns to move to the opposite compartment to escape a footshock. This action is negatively reinforced because the shock stops.
Thus, escape learning is directly based on negative reinforcement, not on positive reinforcement, delayed reinforcement, or omission of reinforcement.
Answer:B. Negative reinforcement