When children misbehave,some parents use a time-out,removing the children from their reinforcing surroundings.This practice best illustrates
A) negative reinforcement.
B) discrimination.
C) negative punishment.
D) positive punishment.

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Time-out is a type of negative punishment because it involves removing a desirable stimulus (i.e. reinforcing surroundings) in response to an undesirable behavior (i.e. misbehavior) in order to decrease the likelihood that the behavior will occur again in the future. Negative reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior, discrimination involves responding differently to different stimuli, and positive punishment involves adding an aversive stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior.

When Children Misbehave,some Parents Use a Time-Out,removing the Children from Their