Liam is studying in his room for an exam but is disturbed by the loud music from his neighbor's house.He closes the window so that he can no longer hear the loud music.In this scenario,Liam's behavior demonstrates _____ in operant conditioning.
A)negative reinforcement
B)positive reinforcement
C)positive punishment
D)negative punishment

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Liam's behavior of closing the window is an example of negative reinforcement in operant conditioning. Negative reinforcement involves removing or avoiding an unpleasant stimulus to increase the probability of a desired behavior. In this case, Liam removed the unpleasant stimulus (loud music) to increase the likelihood of his studying behavior.

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