In "The Shawshank Redemption", the chief guard savagely beats a newly arrived inmate to stop the crying and hysterics. The inmate later dies in the infirmary because the prison doctor had left for the night. What type of conditioning is this?A. Negative Punishment
B. Positive reinforcement
C. Negative reinforcement
D. Positive Punishment

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?