When a football coach cancels a grueling "meat-grinder drill" because the team is performing well, he is using which behavior-shaping method?
A) positive reinforcement
B) negative reinforcement
C) punishment
D) extinction
Answer: B
Explanation: The coach is using negative reinforcement to reward the team for a wanted behavior by removing an unpleasant stimulus, making "negative reinforcement" the correct response. Punishment would require the application, rather than the removal, of an unpleasant stimulus. Positive reinforcement would require the coach to reward a behavior with some positive stimulus. Extinction would involve the removal of a positive or a negative reinforcement to get rid of the behavior.
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