Luca, who experiences extreme anxiety when taking an exam, practices meditation breathing to reduce her anxiety prior to taking a test. Her meditation breathing is an example of
A) negative punishment.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) positive punishment.
D) positive reinforcement.

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Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an aversive stimulus (in this case, anxiety) following a desired behavior (meditation breathing), which increases the likelihood of the behavior occurring again in the future.

Luca, Who Experiences Extreme Anxiety When Taking an Exam, Practices