Naomi continued to text with her friends at the dinner table even after being told numerous times not to do so. Her parents then took her phone away for a week. This is an example of __________.
A) negative punishment
B) positive punishment
C) positive reinforcement
D) negative reinforcement

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Negative punishment involves removing a desirable stimulus to decrease a behavior. In this case, taking Naomi's phone away (removing a desirable stimulus) aims to decrease her texting behavior.

Naomi Continued to Text with Her Friends at the Dinner