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In operant conditioning, negative reinforcement involves:

A Punishing a behavior
B Removing an aversive stimulus to increase behavior
C Adding a pleasant stimulus
D Ignoring the behavior

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Negative reinforcement increases a behavior by removing something unpleasant (e.g., taking aspirin removes headache, reinforcing aspirin-taking behavior).

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