Which of the following is not an example of punishment?
A) spanking a child for running into the street
B) not allowing a teenager to use the car for a week because he came in very late on the previous weekend
C) sending a child to his room until he finishes cleaning it
D) grounding a child because she has not done her chores

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Sending a child to his room until he finishes cleaning it is an example of negative reinforcement, as the removal of the aversive environment (having to clean the room) reinforces the behavior of cleaning. Punishment, on the other hand, involves adding an aversive stimulus in order to decrease a behavior. A, B, and D all involve adding an aversive stimulus (spanking, loss of car privileges, being grounded) in response to a behavior in order to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Which of the Following Is Not an Example of Punishment