Ary, a high school student with no interest in academics, has started to study for four hours every week to avoid getting poor grades in school. this scenario is reflective of in operant conditioning

The scenario is reflective of positive punishment in operant conditioning. The positive punishment points out or is being defined when a negative outcome arises after having done a behavior that isn't good or not desired, because of it, it is not likely to happen again after having the thought of the negative outcome of the behavior. It is seen from Ary's ways of not having interest in studying, she laters studies to avoid having poor grades in which she could have obtained from slacking off.