Regarding operant conditioning,which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?
A)A student is sent to detention for fighting.
B)A student loses earned free time for playing with lab equipment.
C)A student turns in neater homework when the teacher praises neatness.
D)A student is exempted from a weekly quiz for exemplary homework.

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Negative reinforcement involves removing a negative stimulus after a desired behavior is exhibited in order to increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future. In this case, the negative stimulus is the weekly quiz, and the exemplary homework behavior results in the removal of that negative stimulus. Therefore, choice D is an example of negative reinforcement.

Regarding Operant Conditioning,which of the Following Is an Example of Negative