A common example of response cost that is applied as a punishment by parents to their children is sending children to their room as a punisher for undesirable behavior emitted elsewhere in the house.

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Sending children to their room is an example of time-out, not response cost. Response cost involves the removal of a positive reinforcer following undesirable behavior, whereas time-out involves removing the opportunity to earn positive reinforcement by temporarily isolating the individual from the environment where the behavior occurred.

A Common Example of Response Cost That Is Applied as a Punishment