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

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Extinction is the gradual fading out of a behavior that occurs when that behavior is no longer reinforced. In this scenario, the coworker's inappropriate jokes are no longer being reinforced by your laughter, resulting in the gradual fading out of the behavior.

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