Question

Joseph told his buddies at work a joke that made fun of women. to his surprise, his friends scolded him. as a result, joseph decided never again to tell a joke like that at work. joseph's experience is an example of what type of consequence?

Answer 1

Joseph received punishment, a type of behavioral consequence. In this scenario, Joseph exhibited a negative behavior when he formulated a joke to make fun of women. In order to correct this undesirable behavior, his friends scolded him and in return, he decided not to tell a joke to against women again. The situation above taught us that the behavioral consequence used was successful since they were able to eliminate the unaccepted behavior permanently.