Tammy is just two years old.She recently touched her hand to a hot stove.The burn caused her a great deal of pain.Her mom is fairly sure that because of positive punishment, Tammy will be:
A)more likely to touch the stove in the future
B)just as likely to touch the stove in the future as she was before the incident
C)less likely to touch the stove in the future
D)unpredictable in her tendency to touch the stove in the future

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Positive punishment involves adding an unpleasant consequence to decrease the frequency of a behavior. In this case, the burn that Tammy experienced is an unpleasant consequence that will make her less likely to touch the stove in the future. Therefore, option C - less likely to touch the stove in the future - is the correct answer.

Tammy Is Just Two Years Old