When children misbehave,some parents use a time-out that involves 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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The practice of time-out involves removing children from their reinforcing surroundings, which is an example of negative punishment. Negative punishment is when something is taken away in order to decrease a behavior, in this case, the behavior of misbehaving. The other options are not applicable as negative reinforcement involves taking away something aversive in order to increase a behavior, discrimination involves responding differently to similar stimuli, and positive punishment involves applying something aversive in order to decrease a behavior.

When Children Misbehave,some Parents Use a Time-Out That Involves Removing