You take an Aspirin and your headache goes away. This makes it more likely that you will take an aspirin next time you have a headache. This is an example of:
A) negative punishment.
B) positive punishment.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) positive reinforcement.

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Negative reinforcement involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus (headache) after a behavior (taking aspirin), which increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.

You Take an Aspirin and Your Headache Goes Away