Amanda is 14 years old, and for several years has been a victim of Julie and Julie's friends.Recently in desperation, Amanda turns around and tells Julie what she really thinks of her.Everyone in the hallway hears and becomes interested in the verbal screaming match.As a result, Julie and her friends no longer harass Amanda.In this case, Amanda's aggressive behaviour is likely to increase due to which principle of operant conditioning?

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Amanda's aggressive behavior is likely to increase due to negative reinforcement. This is because the negative condition (being harassed by Julie and her friends) was removed following Amanda's aggressive behavior, making it more likely that she will use aggressive behavior again in the future to remove or avoid negative conditions.

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