A 4ᵗʰ grade teacher says to one of his students,"The next time you get away from your desk,I am going to take away 5 minutes from your recess time." This example best illustrates the ____ goal of psychology.

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The teacher's statement exemplifies the goal of psychology to control behavior by using a consequence (taking away recess time) to discourage the undesired behavior (leaving the desk without permission).

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