Geoff's friends tease him for visiting the public library during summer holidays. As a result, Geoff stops visiting the library. In this example, the teasing acted as ________

a. positive punishment.
b. negative punishment.
c. positive reinforcement.
d. negative reinforcement.

Answer: a

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