Seth failed to put away his bicycle at night as he was supposed to. His father told him that he would not be allowed to ride his bicycle for one week. Seth's father tried to change Seth's behavior by using
A) punishment.
B) extinction.
C) positive reinforcement.
D) negative reinforcement.

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Punishment is being used to decrease the likelihood of the behavior occurring again in the future. Seth's father is using the removal of a positive stimulus (riding his bicycle) to decrease the likelihood of Seth failing to put away his bicycle at night.

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