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Read these lines: "Car manufacturers use the principles of negative reinforcement in their seatbelt systems, which go 'beep, beep, beep' until you fasten your seatbelt. The annoying sound stops when you exhibit the desired behavior, increasing the likelihood that you will buckle up in the future." What can be inferred about why the beeping design works?

APeople buckle up because the beep reminds them of the law
BPeople enjoy the beeping and want to hear it again later
CCars refuse to start until the beeping has fully finished
DPeople buckle up because that is what makes the noise stop
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. People buckle up because that is what makes the noise stop
1. The quoted lines say the system beeps until you fasten your seatbelt. 2. They then say the annoying sound stops when you do the desired thing, which makes buckling up more likely next time. 3. So the design works by letting the buckling silence the annoyance, option D. 4. Option A is the trap: the quoted lines never mention any law, only the sound itself. 5. Options B and C describe enjoyment and engine behavior that the quoted lines never state. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 1e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Learning", section 6.3 Operant Conditioning_
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