Question

question 22
2 pts
in the movie a christmas story, ralphie had soap put in his mouth for saying the f - word.
this is an example of positive reinforcement.
this is an example of negative punishment.
this is an example of positive punishment.
this is an example of negative reinforcement.

Explanation:

Positive punishment involves adding an aversive stimulus to decrease a behavior. Here, soap (aversive) is added to Ralphie's mouth to decrease the swearing behavior. Positive reinforcement adds a pleasant stimulus to increase a behavior, negative punishment removes a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior, and negative reinforcement removes an aversive stimulus to increase a behavior.

Answer:

This is an example of positive punishment.