Swatting a dog with a newspaper would be _____ of the behavior of chewing up one's favorite socks.
A) positive reinforcement
B) positive punishment
C) negative reinforcement
D) negative punishment

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Swatting a dog with a newspaper for chewing up socks is an example of positive punishment. This is because it involves adding an unpleasant stimulus (the swat) in response to an undesirable behavior (chewing socks) to decrease the likelihood of the behavior occurring again.

Swatting a Dog with a Newspaper Would Be _____ of the Behavior