A second type of punishment in which a reinforcer or positive state of affairs is removed, such as the loss of privileges, is called
A)response chaining.
B)negative reinforcement.
C)positive punishment.
D)negative punishment.

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Negative punishment involves the removal of a positive stimulus following an undesirable behavior, with the aim of decreasing that behavior's occurrence. In this case, the loss of privileges is a form of negative punishment because a positive condition (privileges) is removed to decrease a behavior.

A Second Type of Punishment in Which a Reinforcer or Positive