A team member has learned over time that if he constantly complained he got what he wanted. If we wish to stop such behavior we should simply no longer reinforce it. This approach is called:
A)Pavlovian conditioning
B)Nonreinforcement
C)Negative reinforcement
D)Avoidance learning
E)None of the above

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Nonreinforcement involves not reinforcing a behavior, which in this context means not giving in to the complaints, thereby reducing the likelihood of the behavior continuing.

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