Mark can't go to his baseball practice this week because he lied to his parents about something that he did with his friends.Removing baseball practice is an example of
A) a negative reinforcer.
B) a positive reinforcer.
C) negative punishment.
D) positive punishment.

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Negative punishment involves removing a desirable stimulus (in this case, going to baseball practice) in order to decrease the likelihood of a behavior (lying to his parents).

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