One day,in the midst of his babbling,baby Chad uttered the sound "mama" in the presence of his mother.Chad's mother screamed in delight.This noise startled baby Chad;he stopped uttering that sound for quite some time,illustrating the effects of:
A)positive reinforcement.
B)negative reinforcement.
C)positive punishment.
D)negative punishment.

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Chad's mother's scream, which startled him and led to him stopping the behavior of saying "mama," serves as an example of positive punishment. Positive punishment involves adding an unpleasant stimulus following a behavior, which decreases the likelihood of the behavior happening again.

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