When Tenzing shared his toys with his brother, his mother stopped criticizing him. Tenzing now shares his toys with his brother quite often. The consequence for sharing the toys was the _____ of a stimulus, and the behavior of sharing the toys subsequently _______ in frequency; therefore, this is an example of ______ _______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: Removal; increased; negative reinforcement.
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