Which of the following is an example of a negative punishment? A. Spanking a bad

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Which of the following is an example of a negative punishment? A. Spanking a bad child B. Giving a good child an extra piece of cake C. Taking a favorite toy away from a bad child D. Allowing a good child to skip some chores Which of the following is an example of a negative punishment? A. Spanking a bad child B. Giving a good child an extra piece of cake C. Taking a favorite toy away from a bad child D. Allowing a good child to skip some chores A. Spanking a bad child B. Giving a good child an extra piece of cake C. Taking a favorite toy away from a bad child D. Allowing a good child to skip some chores

Explanation / Answer

C. Negative punishment involves taking away a desired item to decrease the undesirable behavior from happening again. Therefore, taking a favorite toy away from a child acts as a negative punishment.

In the other examples, spanking would be a positive punishment as it involves adding a negative consequence to an undesirable behavior. Giving a good child an extra piece of cake would act as positive reinforcement and allowing a good child to skip some chores as negative reinforcement.

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