Family Therapy II Practice Exam

Which statement best describes negative punishment?

Removing a desired stimulus to decrease behavior. Adding a pleasant stimulus to increase behavior. Introducing an aversive stimulus to decrease behavior. Extinction

Correct Answer:

Removing a desired stimulus to decrease behavior.

Explanation:

Negative punishment reduces a behavior by taking away something the person wants after the behavior occurs. The statement fits this idea: removing a desired stimulus to decrease behavior. In practice, you might remove a privilege or access to a valued activity following the behavior, making it less likely the behavior will recur because the consequence is the loss of something desirable. This differs from adding something pleasant to encourage a behavior (positive reinforcement), or adding something aversive to discourage a behavior (positive punishment). It also isn’t extinction, which is about withholding reinforcement altogether rather than removing a specific valued stimulus after the behavior.

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