Which of the following types of consequences is correctly matched with an example?
A)Positive reinforcement-Harvey is suspended when he vandalizes school property.
B)Negative reinforcement-Jeff puts up his umbrella when it starts to sprinkle so he won't get wet.
C)Positive punishment-Jacqueline's teacher puts a cute sticker on an arithmetic exercise completed without mistakes.
D)Negative punishment-Tommy receives a written reprimand from his boss following a series of customer complaints.

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Negative reinforcement is when a behavior is strengthened by the removal or avoidance of an aversive stimulus, such as putting up an umbrella to avoid getting wet.

Answer: C
 Positive punishment is when a behavior is weakened by the addition of an aversive stimulus, such as adding a cute sticker to a math exercise completed without mistakes.

The other options are not correctly matched. A is an example of positive punishment and D is an example of negative punishment.

Which of the Following Types of Consequences Is Correctly Matched