Maria has a terrible headache. If she takes some aspirin to make her headache go away, this would be an example of __________.
A) negative reinforcement
B) positive reinforcement
C) punishment
D) generalization

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Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus (in this case, the headache) following a behavior (taking aspirin), which makes the behavior more likely to occur in the future.

Maria Has a Terrible Headache