Aron has stopped going to his local comic book store, because they stopped carrying his favourite comic. This is an example of which operant concept?

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Negative punishment is the removal of a desired stimulus after an undesired behaviour, which results in a decrease in the likelihood of that behaviour being repeated. In this case, the comic book store no longer carrying Aron's favourite comic is the removal of a desired stimulus (access to the comic), which has resulted in him no longer going to the store, indicating a decrease in the likelihood of him repeating his behaviour of going to the store.

Aron Has Stopped Going to His Local Comic Book Store