In operant conditioning,removing a stimulus to increase a behavior in the future is called
A) positive punishment.
B) negative punishment.
C) positive reinforcement.
D) negative reinforcement.

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Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus as a consequence of a behavior, which in turn increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future. It is different from punishment, which aims to decrease a behavior. Positive reinforcement adds a pleasant stimulus to increase a behavior, while punishment (both positive and negative) aims to decrease a behavior.

In Operant Conditioning,removing a Stimulus to Increase a Behavior in the Future