No longer laughing at a coworker's inappropriate jokes so that he will stop telling them is an example of ____________.
A) positive reinforcement
B) negative reinforcement
C) punishment
D) extinction
E) classical conditioning

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Extinction involves eliminating a behavior by removing the reinforcing or rewarding consequences associated with it. In this scenario, the behavior being eliminated is the coworker's inappropriate jokes, and the reinforcement being removed is the laughter of the listener. By no longer laughing, the listener is extinguishing the behavior of the coworker telling the jokes because the jokes are no longer being reinforced.

No Longer Laughing at a Coworker's Inappropriate Jokes So That