A teenager swears at the dinner table,and as a result,her parents take away her iPod for one week.The teenager is now much less likely to swear at the dinner table,illustrating:
A)positive reinforcement.
B)negative reinforcement.
C)positive punishment.
D)negative punishment.

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This scenario illustrates negative punishment, as the removal of the iPod is a decrease in the likelihood of the teenager swearing again in the future. It is negative because it involves the removal of something (the iPod), and it is punishment because it is intended to decrease the behavior (swearing at the dinner table).

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