Which of the following is an example of punishment?
A)Nicole yells at her boyfriend for trying to talk to her during a TV show when he wanted to get her attention,and he continues to try to talk to her.
B)Russ takes allergy medications as soon as he arrives at his animal research lab as he has noticed that when he takes the pills,he doesn't get red eyes and a runny nose.
C)Shannon gives her friend some of her macaroni and cheese at lunch because she knows her friend is hungry and forgot her lunch.
D)Rodney makes fun of a girl who signed up to play basketball on his team because she was not very good,and she stopped coming to the games.

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Punishment involves the administration of aversive consequences that decrease the likelihood of the behavior being repeated. In this case, Rodney's behavior of making fun of the girl caused her to stop coming to the games, which means that the behavior (making fun of her) has been punished.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Punishment