When 4-year-old Michael hit his sister, his Mom placed him in a time-out by having him stand in a corner for 4 minutes. A time-out is considered to be positive reinforcement. positive punishment. negative reinforcement. negative punishment. continuous reinforcement.

Negative punishment

Explanation:

Punishment

This is simply an act or an event that tends to reduce/decrease the behavior that it follows it.

Positive punishment

This is when a behavior is accompanied quickly by the presence of a stimulus that reduces the future occurrence of the said behavior.

Negative punishment

This is commonly known as a response behavior that is accompanied quickly by the removal of a stimulus or a decline in the intensity of the stimulus, that therefore reduces the future occurrence of similar responses under similar conditions.

Punishment often tends to weakens or reduces the probability of a behavior occurring again.

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