Janet scolds her daughter, kelley, each time kelley pinches her little brother. after two weeks, janet notices that kelley has stopped pinching her little brother. in this scenario, scolding kelley is an example of _____ in operant conditioning.
In this scenario, scolding Kelley is an example of Positive Punishment in operant conditioning, or punishment by contingent stimulation. The behavior (pinching) was followed by an aversive stimulus (scolding Kelley), which resulted in a decrease in that behavior.
