Whenever 2-year-old Calista runs into the street in front of her house, her mother immediately spanks her. The mother's technique most closely resembles the procedure known as

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Calista's mother is using aversive conditioning by applying a negative consequence (spanking) in response to Calista's behavior (running into the street), with the aim of reducing the occurrence of that behavior in the future.

Whenever 2-Year-Old Calista Runs into the Street in Front of Her