When a stimulus is removed from a person or animal resulting in a decrease in the probability of response, it is known as __________
A) positive punishment.
B) negative punishment.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) punishing reinforcement.

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This decrease in the probability of response due to the removal of a stimulus is known as negative punishment. Positive punishment involves adding an aversive stimulus to decrease the probability of a response. Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an aversive stimulus to increase the probability of a response. Punishing reinforcement is not a recognized term in psychology.

When a Stimulus Is Removed from a Person or Animal