When her mother tells her that she may not place her favorite box of sugared cereal into the grocery cart, 4-year-old Molly cries, “NO! NO! NO!” and throws herself on the floor Her mother calmly tells Molly that she will lose 5 minutes of screen time
for every minute she continues to throw a fit. After only one minute, Molly stops screaming and climbs back into the cart to continue shopping. Losing screen time is an example of __________.
a. positive punishment
b. negative punishment
c. positive reinforcement
d. negative reinforcement
Answer: B
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