Marlene intentionally parks her new sports car away from other cars in parking lots in order to keep her new car from getting dinged and chipped. In this example, negative reinforcement is occurring.

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Negative reinforcement occurs when a behavior is strengthened by the removal of an unpleasant stimulus. In this case, Marlene's behavior of parking her car away from other cars is strengthened by the removal of the unpleasant stimulus of her car getting dinged and chipped.

Marlene Intentionally Parks Her New Sports Car Away from Other