Jerald, a budding young artist of four, decides to use his mother's new white shag carpet as a canvas for his peanut butter and jelly impressionist piece. When his mother (who does not appreciate art) discovers his work, she grabs Jerald by the collar, pulls him toward her, and gives him a stern smack on the bottom. Jerald ceases smearing the carpet with peanut butter and jelly. This treatment of
Jerald is a good example of
a. negative reinforcement.
b. Type I punishment.
c. extinction.
d. Type II punishment.
B
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