Which of the following scenarios exemplify negative punishment?
A)Astrid tells her daughter she is grounded for misbehaving and cannot meet her friends for a week.
B)Carly yells at her husband when he comes home drunk.
C)Jim makes his middle-schoolers run extra laps when they are unruly in gym class.
D)Joanie takes several ibuprofen tablets when she has a headache.

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Negative punishment involves taking away a desirable stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior recurring in the future. In this scenario, Astrid takes away her daughter's opportunity to meet her friends, which is a desirable stimulus, in response to her daughter's misbehavior. This is an example of negative punishment.

Answer: D
 Taking ibuprofen when experiencing headaches is not an example of punishment, negative or otherwise. Punishment involves adding or taking away a stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior recurring in the future, and taking ibuprofen does not fit this definition.

Which of the Following Scenarios Exemplify Negative Punishment