Barry is a two-year-old, who is throwing his blocks against the wall in the living room. When he does not stop this behavior at his mother's request, his mother puts Barry in time-out by having him sit quietly facing the corner of the room for 5 minutes. Barry's mother has used ________ to stop Barry's misbehavior.

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Negative punishment is the removal of a pleasant stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior. In this case, Barry's mother removed the pleasant stimulus of being able to play with his blocks in order to decrease the likelihood of him throwing them against the wall.

Barry Is a Two-Year-Old, Who Is Throwing His Blocks Against