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When someone uses punishment to change a behavior, the probability of the behavior occurring is likely to ________?

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The probability of a behavior that is punished is likely to decrease. Punishment is negative reinforcement that is a strong controller of human behavior. When a behavior is punished, the association of the punishment with that behavior will cause the behavior to decrease in occurrence.
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