Melissa stayed out past her curfew and subsequently lost car privileges for a week. As a result, she never again stayed out past her curfew. This example best illustrates the process of
A) positive reinforcement.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) positive punishment.
D) negative punishment.

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Melissa losing her car privileges (a negative consequence or removal of a privilege) for staying out past her curfew and then changing her behavior to avoid this consequence in the future is an example of negative punishment. Negative punishment involves the removal of a positive stimulus following an undesired behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Melissa Stayed Out Past Her Curfew and Subsequently Lost Car