Which of following procedures is NOT used to decrease the frequency of reinforced behavior?
A) Positive reinforcement
B) Positive punishment
C) Extinction
D) Negative punishment

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Positive reinforcement increases the frequency of a behavior by providing a reward or pleasant consequence. To decrease the frequency of a reinforced behavior, one would use either positive punishment (adding an unpleasant consequence to decrease behavior) or negative punishment (removing a positive consequence to decrease behavior) or extinction (withholding the reinforcement previously given to decrease the behavior).

Which of Following Procedures Is NOT Used to Decrease the Frequency