When I banged on the heating pipe, it stopped making a noise. The next time I heard that noise, I immediately banged on the pipe. This seems to be an example of
A) positive reinforcement.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) positive punishment.
D) negative punishment.

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Banging on the pipe to stop the noise is an example of negative reinforcement because it involves removing an unpleasant stimulus (the noise) to increase the likelihood of the behavior (banging on the pipe) happening again.

When I Banged on the Heating Pipe, It Stopped Making