Bennie Is Afraid of Snakes

Multiple Choice

Bennie is afraid of snakes.He won't even look at pictures of them in a book,turning the page or closing the book instead.When he sees a picture of a snake,his anxiety goes up,but when he avoids looking at the picture,his anxiety goes down.It is most correct to say that Bennie's avoidance behaviour is being:

A) punished because he feels anxious after doing so.
B) punished because he will never get better.
C) positively reinforced because he is rewarded by his anxiety going down.
D) negatively reinforced because he is rewarded by his anxiety going down.