A hospital administrator tells a nurse who talks on the phone too much that he will quit paging her every 15 minutes if she quits the phone calls.This action is an example of:

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The hospital administrator is removing or reducing an unpleasant stimulus (i.e. the constant paging) in response to the nurse's behavior of talking on the phone too much. This is an example of negative reinforcement.

A Hospital Administrator Tells a Nurse Who Talks on the Phone