Your dog jumps up on a visitor and you smack him with a rolled up newspaper. The next time you have a visitor, your dog doesn't jump on them. This is an example of:
A)negative reinforcement.
B)higher order conditioning.
C)positive punishment.
D)negative punishment.

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This is an example of positive punishment, where the behavior (jumping on a visitor) is followed by a punishment (being smacked with a rolled-up newspaper), which decreases the likelihood of the behavior happening again. The dog has learned that jumping on visitors leads to an unpleasant consequence and has stopped the behavior to avoid the punishment.

Your Dog Jumps Up on a Visitor and You Smack