Rhondella really likes jewelry.Her parents want Rhondella to stop talking on the phone every night after school.In order to accomplish this task,they take away her new watch and tell her that she will lose more jewelry if she does not decrease her phone use.In this situation,Rhondella's parents are attempting to use _____ to alter her behavior.

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Rhondella's parents are using negative punishment to alter her behavior by taking away something she likes (her new watch) to decrease an unwanted behavior (talking on the phone every night). Negative punishment involves removing a desirable stimulus to decrease a behavior.

Rhondella Really Likes Jewelry