The strengthening of behavior by withholding unpleasant events like corrections.

• A. Positive Reinforcement
• B. Negative Reinforcement
• C. Punishment
• D. Negative Punishment

Answer: (B)

Negative reinforcement is the strengthening of a behavior by removing an aversive condition after the behavior occurs. In practice, when the dog performs the desired action, the unpleasant stimulus (such as pressure, correction, or an uncomfortable cue) is released, teaching the dog that the action will end the discomfort. In military working dog conditioning, this trains the dog to repeat the action to avoid the aversive, making the behavior more likely to occur again. This is different from adding a reward to reinforce a behavior (positive reinforcement) or from adding or removing consequences to decrease behavior (punishment or negative punishment).