Tom wants to decrease his behavior of swearing. He arranges a contingency in which he will pay five dollars to his parents every day that he swears. What type of contingency has Tom arranged?

a. positive reinforcement
b. negative reinforcement
c. positive punishment
d. negative punishment


d

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