Question

Mike repeatedly gets into heated arguments with other players during his basketball games. In order to stop Mike from arguing with players during games, his coach takes him out of the game as soon as he begins to argue and makes him sit on the bench for the rest of the game. During future games, Mike does not argue with other players. Which of the following behavioral principles is being used to change Mike’s behavior?

Answer 1

Negative punishment. Negative = Something is removed. In this case, he is removed from games. Punishment = aiming to decrease the behavior.