Question

question 24
joseph was a sales manager for a large company. his company credit card was taken away when he exceeded his travel budget.
which component of reinforcement theory does this illustrate?
negative punishment
positive punishment
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement

Explanation:

Reinforcement theory has four components. Positive reinforcement adds a pleasant stimulus, negative reinforcement removes an unpleasant one. Positive punishment adds an unpleasant stimulus, and negative punishment removes a pleasant one. Here, the company - credit card (a pleasant thing) is taken away (removed) when Joseph exceeds his travel budget, which is negative punishment.

Answer:

Negative punishment