It has been a long time since Karina stopped bullying other children at school. Her parents simply explained to Karina that every time she bullies a child, she must pay a price for the bullying incident. Karina loves music and has an extensive CD collection; therefore, the cost of a bullying incident is three CDs from her collection. It did not take Karina long to determine that it was too high of a price to pay for her behaviour, so the bullying stopped. This response cost method of modifying behaviour is a
A)corporal punishment
B)positive reinforcement
C)punishment technique
D)negative reinforcement

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The response cost method used with Karina, where she loses three CDs from her collection for each bullying incident, is a form of punishment. This technique reduces the frequency of an undesirable behavior by introducing a negative consequence (losing CDs) each time the behavior occurs.

It Has Been a Long Time Since Karina Stopped Bullying