The next term is punishment, which is sort of the opposite of reinforcement. Punishment refers to a process or operation in which a response produces a consequence and the probability of that response occurring again in similar conditions decreases because of the consequence.
Punishment is when something happens after a behavior that makes it less likely the behavior will happen again. For example, if you touch a hot stove and get burned, you’re less likely to touch it again because of that negative consequence.
Punishment is a stimulus that immediately follows a behavior, that in turn decreases future behavior which led to the stimulus.
punishment is a response that weakens the likelihood of that response happening again.