Josh runs into heavy traffic every day while driving to work.Yesterday,he left home earlier than usual and did not run into heavy traffic.Again,today,he left earlier and avoided heavy traffic.His behavior of leaving earlier enabled him to avoid heavy traffic and reach the office on time.In which of the following processes did Josh engage?
A) positive reinforcement
B) extinction
C) punishment
D) negative reinforcement
E) intermittent reinforcement

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Josh engaged in negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement occurs when a behavior results in the removal of an unpleasant or aversive stimulus, which increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future. In this case, leaving earlier resulted in the removal of the unpleasant experience of heavy traffic, which increased the likelihood of Josh leaving earlier in the future when he wants to avoid traffic.

Josh Runs into Heavy Traffic Every Day While Driving to Work.Yesterday,he