After buying an electric grass trimmer, Richard changed into his shorts and went out in his bare feet to trim the grass. When he moved the trimmer too close to his leg, the rotating line cut a gash in his ankle. Richard no longer wears shorts or goes barefoot when he uses the grass trimmer. Richard's behavior of dressing inappropriately for gardening has been changed as a result of:

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Punishment by application is when a behavior is followed by an aversive consequence, such as receiving a painful cut. As a result, the behavior (wearing shorts and going barefoot while using the grass trimmer) decreases or stops altogether. In this case, Richard's behavior changed after experiencing the painful consequence of the gash on his ankle, and he no longer dresses inappropriately for gardening.

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