Tripp is serving a 10-year prison sentence when he is informed by his parole board that he is getting out of jail early for good behavior.If the early release has the effect of increasing
Tripp's good behavior in the future,then decrease of time in prison is an example of
A) positive reinforcement.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) positive punishment.
D) negative punishment.

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Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus (in this case, time in prison) to increase the likelihood of a desired behavior (good behavior) in the future.

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