When 4-year old michael hit his sister, his mom places him in a time-out by having him stand in a corner for 4 minutes. a time-out is considered to be

Punishment; Effect.

Explanation:

Because hitting his sister is frowned apart, Michael received a punishment for the action, which leads to the effect; The cause is that Michael hit his sister, and because of that, his effect would be his timeout.

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