A child learns to stop fighting with his brother after the fight leads to suspension of the child's video gaming privileges.In this case,the suspension of video gaming privileges is a
A) positive reinforcer.
B) negative reinforcer.
C) positive punishment.
D) negative punishment.

Question

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The suspension of video gaming privileges is a negative punishment because it involves removing a desirable stimulus (video gaming) after an undesired behavior (fighting with brother) in order to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.

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