A supervisor reprimands an employee for wearing jeans to work. From then on, the employee wears a suit and tie to work. This is an example of negative punishment, or punishment by removal.

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This is an example of positive punishment, where an undesirable behavior (wearing jeans) is followed by an aversive consequence (reprimand), leading to a decrease in that behavior.

A Supervisor Reprimands an Employee for Wearing Jeans to Work