Positive punishment is most often confused with _______.
A) negative punishment
B) negative reinforcement
C) aversion therapy
D) counterconditioning

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Positive punishment is often confused with negative reinforcement, but they are different. Positive punishment involves adding an unpleasant consequence after an undesired behavior to decrease the behavior, while negative reinforcement involves removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase a desired behavior.

Positive Punishment Is Most Often Confused with _______