Juan used to be a fairly generous individual, but it seemed that whenever he loaned things to people, they were never returned, or they were returned broken. Consequently, Juan is no longer generous. Which of the following explains Juan's lack of generosity?

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Punishment is the process of reducing the likelihood of a behavior recurring by administering an aversive consequence after the behavior (such as taking away Juan's generosity after lending things and having them returned broken or not returned at all). This has led to a decrease in his generosity.

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