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Punishment
Punishment is a consequence aimed at weakening or decreasing the likelihood of a specific behavior, and it is often most effective when applied immediately after the undesirable action. Punishment can be positive, involving the addition of an unpleasant consequence, or negative, involving the removal of a pleasant one. In both cases, the goal is to reduce the recurrence of the target behavior.
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