Brian is the bassist and vocalist for a band with his two brothers, cousin, and a college friend. Recently, he has begun to experience more and more intense anxiety as he sings in front of crowds. As a result, he has begun to ask his bandmates to sing the songs for him. Brian's anxiety lessens when the focus of the crowd is not on him, demonstrating that Brian's avoidance of singing is being

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Brian's anxiety is lessening when he avoids singing, which is a form of negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement is the removal of an aversive stimulus (in this case, the anxiety of singing in front of a crowd) that increases the likelihood of a behavior (in this case, avoiding singing).

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