Geoff's friends tease him for visiting the public library during summer holidays. As a result, Geoff stops visiting the library. In this example, the teasing acted as:
A) positive punishment.
B) negative punishment.
C) positive reinforcement.
D) negative reinforcement.

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Positive punishment involves adding an unpleasant consequence after an undesired behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior happening again. In this case, Geoff's friends teased him (an unpleasant consequence) for visiting the library, leading him to stop going. This is an example of positive punishment because the addition of teasing after the behavior of visiting the library is intended to reduce that behavior.

Geoff's Friends Tease Him for Visiting the Public Library During