A supervisor has been waiting for a report from an employee. The supervisor has been texting and emailing the employee to get the report done - something that the employee finds unpleasant. The supervisor stops sending the texts and emails once the employee has finally done the report. This is an example of

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The supervisor stopping the unpleasant texts and emails once the employee completed the report is an example of negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement involves removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a desired behavior. In this case, the supervisor removed the unpleasant stimulus (the texts and emails) once the desired behavior (the completion of the report) was achieved, thereby increasing the likelihood that the employee will complete the report in a timely manner in the future to avoid such unpleasant stimuli.

A Supervisor Has Been Waiting for a Report from an Employee