What is the opposite of reinforce?

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Punishment is the opposite of reinforcement. Thus, it is a decrease in the frequency of a behavior that follows some kind of consequence.

Reinforcement is an increase in the frequency of a behavior that occurs as the result of the consequence that the behavior produces.

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(The World of Psychology Seventh Edition, by Samuel E. Wood, Ellen Green Wood, Denise Boyd)

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