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Some teachers have reduced the disruptive classroom behavior of students by imposing a time-out following disruptive behavior. In this case, the time-out is a
a. conditioned reinforcer.
b. negative reinforcer.
c. primary reinforcer.
d. punishment.

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The answer is: D. punishment

In behavioral psychology , punishment could be anything as long as it create some level of distress for the subjects.

The purpose of imposing punishment is to make the subject associate the disruptive behavior with negative situations. When the association occurs , hey will become less likely to repeat the disruptive behavior.