A teacher gives a child a time-out for teasing a classmate, and then the time-out succeeds in making the child's future teasing behavior less likely in the future. This example illustrates that the time-out acts as a(n):
A)incentive.
B)negative reinforcer.
C)positive reinforcer.
D)punisher.

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The time-out serves as a punisher because it decreases the likelihood of the teasing behavior occurring again in the future by introducing an unpleasant consequence (the time-out) following the undesired behavior (teasing).

A Teacher Gives a Child a Time-Out for Teasing a Classmate