receiving praise after a musical performance would increase the amount that you perform, or a teacher complimenting students when they answer correctly will increase that behavior, at the gym, customers receive a discount if they work out a certain number of times and eat healthy. Negative reinforcement is taking away something unpleasant as a result of the behavior that is acceptable. This is also meant to increase the behavior as so, a teacher exempts student from the final test if they have perfect attendance. So, the teacher is taking away something unpleasant to increase behavior, or at a store, a child throws a tantrum because he did not get the candy they wanted. Dad finally gets him one. He stops the tantrum so he took away something unpleasant and Dad’s behavior of getting candy will increase. Positive punishment is used to decrease a behavior and is presenting something unpleasant after the behavior. A child gets a spanking when he puts his hand in the cookie jar. Negative punishment is also used to decrease a behavior and is removing something pleasant after the behavior. A family has a "curse jar." Every time someone curses, they have to put a dollar in the jar. This is taking away money, which is something pleasant, and reduces the behavior of swearing.