Susie's mother asked her to clean her room. Susie began whining and complaining that she wanted to do it later. Her mother reprimanded her and then told her she had to do it later or she would not be able to go out to play. Susie's whining behavior increased in the future when asked to clean the room. This is an example of ________.

The situation described is an example of positive reinforcement, where Susie's whining behavior increases when she was reprimanded by her mother and told she couldn't go out to play unless she cleaned her room later.

Explanation:

The situation described is an example of positive reinforcement.

Positive reinforcement occurs when a behavior is followed by a desirable consequence, increasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future. In this case, Susie's whining behavior increased when she was reprimanded by her mother and then told she couldn't go out to play unless she cleaned her room later. The desirable consequence in this situation is being able to go out to play.

By giving in to Susie's whining and allowing her to delay cleaning her room, her mother inadvertently reinforced the whining behavior. This makes Susie more likely to whine in the future when asked to do something she doesn't want to do.