Answer :
Final answer:
Susie's increased whining in the future when asked to clean her room is an example of negative reinforcement, as her mother's condition on allowing play indirectly supported Susie's delaying tactics.
Explanation:
The scenario described where Susie's whining behavior increased in the future when asked to clean her room is an example of c) Negative Reinforcement. In operant conditioning, negative reinforcement refers to the removal of an aversive stimulus (in this case, the possibility of not being able to go out to play) to increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring in the future. By telling Susie she could go out to play only if she cleans her room later, her mother inadvertently reinforced whining as a tactic to delay the task, therefore increasing the chances that Susie will whine again in similar situations.