In the context of operant conditioning, which of the following scenarios best exemplifies negative punishment?
A. Astrid tells her daughter that she is grounded for misbehaving and cannot meet her friends for a week.
B. Jim, a football coach, makes his students run extra laps when they are unruly during training sessions.
C. Carly yells at her husband when he comes home drunk.
D. Joanie takes several medicines when she has a headache.
Answer: A
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