A teenage driver who has a fender bender while texting learns to discontinue his habit of texting while driving.In this case,his fender bender is a
A) positive reinforcer.
B) positive punishment.
C) negative reinforcer.
D) negative punishment.

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A positive punishment is adding a consequence to decrease a behavior. In this case, the fender bender is a consequence added to decrease the behavior of texting while driving.

A Teenage Driver Who Has a Fender Bender While Texting