A student comes to college and is extremely anxious about doing poorly and flunking out.To calm her fears,the student studies hard and receives all 'A's the first semester.This student has been
A) positively reinforced.
B) negatively reinforced.
C) classically conditioned.
D) vicariously punished.

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The student's behavior of studying hard is negatively reinforced because the action is taken to avoid or remove a negative outcome (the fear of doing poorly and flunking out). By studying hard and receiving all 'A's, the negative stimulus (anxiety about failing) is removed, which reinforces the behavior of studying hard.

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