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Tiffany really likes jewelry. Her parents want Tiffany to stop talking on the phone every night after school. In order to accomplish this task, they take away Tiffany's new watch and tell her that she will lose more jewelry if she does not decrease her phone use. In this situation, Tiffany's parents are attempting to use _____ to alter Tiffany's behavior.
 
  a. positive reinforcement
  b. negative reinforcement
  c. positive punishment
  d. negative punishment

Question 2

Which is the best example of positive punishment?
 
  a. Giving a child money to get her to mow the lawn
  b. Hollering at a child to get him to stop fighting
  c. Grounding a child in order to stop her from staying out late
  d. Spanking a child in order to get him to stop swearing



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

d



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