Which of the following best illustrates a negative reinforcer?

A. Carmine changes his major to English lit after failing a math exam.
B. On a hot day, Lindberg always drinks lemonade.
C. Copland gives up candy to stave off chronic acid indigestion.
D. Nancy learns that she prefers chocolate over vanilla.
This answer could be B or C

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In negative reinforcement, a response or behavior is strengthened by stopping, removing, or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus.

I have given up candy because I get fat, which my cardiologist yells at me about.