To keep from getting mosquito bites while camping, sheriff and his family always sprayed themselves with insect repellent before the sunset. using operant conditioning terms, this is an example of

negative reinforcement by avoidance

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a punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce conformity. enforcement of norms or shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations. social control. not everyone internalizes all of society's norms, and some people must be motivated by self-fulfillment.

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