Tamara's mom repeatedly told her to clean her shoes on the doormat before entering the house. As Tamara refused to comply, her mother revoked her playtime privileges. This led Tamara to stop entering the house with dirty shoes. In this scenario, Tamar's mother used ________.

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Negative punishment involves removing a desirable stimulus to decrease a behavior. In this case, Tamara's playtime privileges (a desirable stimulus) were taken away to decrease the behavior of entering the house with dirty shoes.

Tamara's Mom Repeatedly Told Her to Clean Her Shoes on the Doormat