A young boy has been told by his father not to go near the street.The boy looks at his father and then runs toward the busy street.His father catches the young boy before he makes it to the street and spanks him for this misbehavior.The young boy stops going near the street due to the consequence known as
A) negative reinforcement.
B) response cost.
C) positive punishment.
D) negative punishment.

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The consequence of the father spanking the young boy for running toward the busy street is an example of positive punishment. Positive punishment is the addition of an aversive stimulus after a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior happening again in the future.

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