Tristan and his brother Ian are fighting over the video game.So, Mom takes the video game system away from them for an hour.Mom has used
A)response cost.
B)aversive punishment.
C)negative reinforcement.
D)extinction.

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Response cost is a form of punishment where something desirable is removed as a consequence of misbehavior. In this case, the video game system is taken away from the boys as a consequence of their fighting over it, hence it is the best choice. Aversive punishment involves adding something unpleasant as a consequence of behavior, negative reinforcement involves removing something unpleasant as a consequence of behavior, and extinction involves ignoring a behavior to decrease its occurrence. None of these apply to the situation described in the question.

Tristan and His Brother Ian Are Fighting Over the Video