Each time the thought of stickiness occurred to Charles, his anxiety level went up. He showered repeatedly, and as a result, the anxiety decreased. A behavioral psychologist analyzing this sequence of behaviors would describe it as an example of

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


d

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