Jerald, a budding young artist of four, decides to use his mother's new white shag carpet as a canvas for his peanut butter and jelly impressionist piece. When his mother (who does not appreciate art) discovers his work, she grabs Jerald by the collar, pulls him toward her, and give him a stern smack on the bottom. Jerald ceases smearing the carpet with peanut butter and jelly. This treatment of Jerald is a good example of

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​Jerald, a budding young artist of four, decides to use his mother's new white shag carpet as a canvas for his peanut butter and jelly impressionist piece. When his mother (who does not appreciate art) discovers his work, she grabs Jerald by the collar, pulls him toward her, and give him a stern smack on the bottom. Jerald ceases smearing the carpet with peanut butter and jelly. This treatment of Jerald is a good example of

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The treatment of Jerald is a good example of Type I punishment, also known as positive punishment, where a behavior (smearing the carpet with peanut butter and jelly) is followed by an aversive stimulus (a stern smack on the bottom) leading to a decrease in that behavior.

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