Question

A teenager has been repeatedly misbehaving in school. In an attempt to correct his behavior, his mother has taken away his video game system. The result is that the teenager stopped misbehaving. This is an example of __________.

Answer 1

Negative Punishment

Step-by-step explanation:

Negative punishment is an example of behaviour conditioning techniques where something beneficial is taken away to decrease or certain undesired behavior. This concept was proposed in America's B. F. Skinner's theory of operant conditioning where associated behaviour with a particular stimuli. He proposed that behaviours can be changed with change in the stimuli.

For example in this question, the teenager stopped misbehaving when his video game (stimuli) was removed from him. This is an example of negative punishment