Operant conditioning in which pain stimulus are given to a child for decreasing a ceain undesired behavior can be classified as:
Punishment is decrease in frequency of a behavior due to unpleasant consequences. Positive reinforcement - Frequency of behavior increases because it leads to positive consequences. Negative reinforcement- Frequency of behavior increases as it is followed by negative consequence.eg cleaning room to avoid scolding. All above three are types of operant conditioning.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Punishment
Negotiation
Miscellaneous