Because he was flirting with another woman, a guy gets dumped by his girlfriend. The guy no longer flirts with other women in front of his girlfriends. This is an example of:
A)negative reinforcement.
B)higher order conditioning.
C)positive punishment.
D)negative punishment.

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The guy's behavior of flirting with other women was followed by the punishment of being dumped by his girlfriend. As a result, he stopped flirting with other women in front of his girlfriends. This is an example of negative punishment, where a behavior is weakened by the removal of a pleasant stimulus (in this case, the guy's girlfriend).

Because He Was Flirting with Another Woman, a Guy Gets