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Ch: 12 el i m i nat ing i nappropr iate behavior t hroug h pun ish ment. punisher is an event that when presented immediately following a behavior causes the behavior to decrease in frequency. punishers are sometimes referred to as aversive stimuli or simply aversive. once an event has been determined to function as a punisher for particular behavior of individual in a particular situation that event can be used to decrease other behaviors of that individual in other situations. associated with concept of punisher is the principle of punishment: if in a given situation somebody does something that is immediately followed by a punisher then that person is less likely to do the same thing again when he/she encounters a similar situation. many kinds of events when delivered as immediate consequences for behavior fit our definition of punisher.