Ryan drove the family car when he went out with his high school friends on weekends.He started coming home late (after his curfew).The next time he came home late,his parents did not let him drive the car for a week.As a result,he quit coming home late.This is an example of"

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This is an example of negative punishment because the parents removed something (the privilege of driving the car) in response to Ryan's behavior (coming home late). This led to a decrease in the behavior (Ryan quit coming home late). The other options do not fit this scenario as well - positive reinforcement would involve adding something desirable to increase a behavior, positive punishment would involve adding something aversive to decrease a behavior, and extinction would involve ignoring a behavior to decrease it (which is not what happened here).

Ryan Drove the Family Car When He Went Out with His