Negative automaintenance is said to occur when
A) a recuperative behavior does not occur after exposure to an inescapable aversive outcome.
B) a reflexive behavior elicited by a stimulus prevents the subject from obtaining the reinforcement.
C) an adjunctive behavior becomes habitual and harmful to the well-being of the subject.
D) a reflexive withdrawal behavior is elicited by noncontingent aversive outcomes delivered on a fixed time schedule.

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Negative automaintenance occurs when a reflexive behavior elicited by a stimulus prevents the subject from obtaining the reinforcement, as it interferes with the operant behavior needed to obtain the reinforcement.

Negative Automaintenance Is Said to Occur When