For example, if I got bad grades in school, my parents would take away privileges like video games, TV, or my curfew would be nonexistent and I wouldn't be able to go out with my friends. The only way to end the punishment was to provide proof that my grades had returned to my parents' standards. Skinner once again showed how negative reinforcement works with the use of Skinner's box. The rats learned to avoid the unpleasant electric current by going straight to the lever after being placed in the box a few times. Punishment Finally, punishment is defined as the opposite of reinforcement since it is designed to weaken or eliminate a response rather than increase it. Punishment can work by directly applying an unpleasant stimulus after an unwanted response or by removing a potentially rewarding stimulus. There are many problems with the use of punishment, such as: • The punished behavior is suppressed and the behavior returns when the punishment is no longer present. The causes are increasing