You deprive your six-year-old of dessert each time he fails to eat his spinach. In this sort of _______,

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You deprive your six-year-old of dessert each time he fails to eat his spinach. In this sort of _______,
you weaken a response through taking away something pleasant or desire

bobpursley · Answer

feedback, reinforcement, punishment?

PsyDAG · Answer

Definitely not reinforcement, but could be feedback or negative punishment. Reinforcement increases the response rate or amplitude.

Anagha · Answer

Negative punishment