Which is an example of intrinsic feedback serving as negative reinforcement?

• A. Receiving praise after a successful shot.
• B. Observing another player's performance.
• C. Video analysis highlighting strengths.
• D. Using a training aid or drills that have unpleasant properties.

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is how feedback that comes from inside the golfer after a shot can shape behavior when that feedback is aversive and its removal reinforces a better technique. When a training aid or drill has unpleasant properties, the learner experiences an aversive feel or difficulty during practice. If continuing to use the drill or performing the movement correctly reduces or eliminates that discomfort, the tendency to use the correct technique is strengthened. This is intrinsic feedback because the learner’s own sensations guide learning, and it functions as negative reinforcement because the undesirable experience is reduced as the desired technique is performed well.

The other options involve external or non-aversive feedback—praise after a good shot (positive reinforcement from outside), watching another player (vicarious or external information), and video analysis highlighting strengths (external feedback focusing on what’s good). These do not illustrate intrinsic feedback that serves to remove an aversive stimulus to reinforce a behavior.