After a stressful day of work, Randi often makes small burn marks on her inner arm with a cigarette; which she feels helps to relieve her stress and anxiety. This type of behavior is an example of ____.

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Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus (stress and anxiety) to increase the likelihood of a behavior (making burn marks) being repeated.

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