An example of negative reinforcement is:
A) putting coins in a broken soft drink machine.
B) giving bonuses to workers even when they fail to excel.
C) nagging a spouse to stop smoking.
D) spanking a child to make him or her stop using expletives.

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Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behavior. In this case, nagging (an unpleasant stimulus) is removed when the spouse stops smoking, which is likely to increase the behavior of not smoking.

An Example of Negative Reinforcement Is