A young child who is spanked after running into the street learns not to repeat this behavior. In this case, the spanking is a

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Susan Frank

8 November, 21:19

A young child who is spanked after running into the street learns not to repeat this behavior. In this case, the spanking is a

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Rhett Stein · Answer 1

The answer is positive punishment.

Explanation:

A positive punishment is described as a punishment which prevents undiserable behaviour. It is a fundamental part of the operant conditioning theories by B. F. Skinner.

For positive punishments to be effective, they must be immediate and consistent. Otherwise, the undesired conducts may resurface.