Question

At one university, faculty members who behave unethically are required to have a meeting with the dean. After their meeting, their unprofessional behavior decreases. What process does this describe?

Answer 1

Answer:Positive Punishment

Explanation:

Positive is when a stimulus is added with a purpose to decrease a behavior.

Punishment is a term used in Operant conditioning which discourages an unwanted behavior from reoccurring.

When a person is exposed to unwanted negative consequences they are likely to quite the behavior.

A punishment is positive when it adds unwanted consequences.

A meeting with the dean was added, and this decreased the behavior (unprofessional behavior), so this is positive punishment.