Tanya and Bob Have Found That Taking Away Their Teenagers

question 286

Multiple Choice

Tanya and Bob have found that taking away their teenagers' cell phones or taking away other privileges are effective in reducing any misbehavior.Tanya and Bob are using

• A) positive punishment.
• B) negative punishment.
• C) negative reinforcement.
• D) nonreinforcement.

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Definitions:

Mental Set

A tendency to approach situations in a certain way because that method worked in the past.

Dramatically Affect

Refers to having a profound or significant impact on something.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut that involves judging the likelihood of an event by comparing it to an existing prototype in our minds.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic or decision.