Toby likes to play with his sister's cat, but he often plays "too rough" with the cat. So, every time Toby begins to terrorize his sister's cat, his mother takes the cat and puts it in another room away from Toby. Toby's rough treatment of his sister's cat will

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Toby's behavior of playing too rough with the cat is reduced through nonreinforcement because the cat, which may serve as a reinforcing stimulus for Toby's play behavior, is removed. This removal of a potential reinforcer (the cat) following the undesired behavior (playing too rough) is a form of nonreinforcement, aimed at decreasing that behavior.

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