Ian’s mother tells him to stop watching TV and do his homework. Ian then begins to whine about wanting to watch more TV to the point that his mother gives in and lets him watch more TV as long as he stops whining. Consequently, Ian’s whining behavior increases in frequency. This sequence is best described as:

a. punishment.
b. counterimitation.
c. direct instruction.
d. a negative reinforcement trap.

a negative reinforcement trap

Explanation:

A negative reinforcement trap occurs when a parent asks the child rondo something and instead of doing that thing or fulfilling the request of the parent, the child goes ahead to negotiate his way out of doing that thing. This gives birth to negative reinforcement trap as shown in the example above whereby the child keeps looking for a way to negotiate himself out of each request by the parent such as the whining by the child here so that his mum let's him watch TV and the increase in frequency

answer; /// the above statement is (true);