No longer getting a cookie is to _____ as removal of a cookie is to _____.
A) extinction; negative punishment
B) extinction; positive punishment
C) positive punishment; negative punishment
D) negative punishment; positive punishment

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No longer getting a cookie (which previously reinforced a behavior) is an example of extinction because the reinforcement is removed, leading to a decrease in the behavior. Removal of a cookie as a consequence of a behavior is an example of negative punishment, where something desirable is taken away to decrease a behavior.

No Longer Getting a Cookie Is to _____ as Removal