Juan used to be a fairly generous individual, but it seemed that whenever he loaned things to people, they were never returned, or they were returned broken. Consequently, Juan is no longer generous. Based on principles of operant conditioning, Juan's lack of generosity is MOST likely a result of
a. punishment.
b. positive reinforcement.
c. negative reinforcement.
d. extinction.
A
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