Positive punishment and negative punishment are similar in that both:
A) produce an increase in behavior
B) produce a decrease in behavior
C) involve the administration of a stimulus
D) involve the removal of a stimulus

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Both positive punishment (adding an unpleasant stimulus to decrease behavior) and negative punishment (removing a pleasant stimulus to decrease behavior) result in a decrease in the target behavior. They differ in whether a stimulus is added or removed, but both aim to decrease the behavior.

Positive Punishment and Negative Punishment Are Similar in That Both