Felix the cat used to jump on the Andersons' old couch every chance he got. Last week the Andersons bought a new couch, and every time Felix jumped up on the couch, he got hit with a newspaper. Felix quickly stopped jumping on the couch. Based on what is known about operant conditioning, you should conclude that for Felix, being hit with the newspaper acted as a:
a. a negative punisher for jumping on the couch
b. a negative reinforcer for jumping on the couch
c. conditioned stimulus for jumping on the couch
d. positive punisher for jumping on the couch
D
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