John's mother wants her son to stop crying every time something goes wrong. Following a psychologist's advice, she stops running to comfort John whenever the boy starts crying over some minor incident. After a few weeks, she notices that John cries much less frequently than he used to. This is an example of
A. positive reinforcement.
B. negative reinforcement.
C. punishment.
D. extinction.
D
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