Jamaal's mother tells him, "If you clean your room, you won't have to do the dishes." What type of contingency is she attempting to apply?
A) Positive reinforcement
B) Negative reinforcement
C) Positive punishment
D) Negative punishment

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Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus (in this case, doing the dishes) to increase a desired behavior (cleaning the room).

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