Automatic punishment occurs when the behavior itself or the direct environmental consequence produced by the behavior decreases the future probability of that behavior without the mediation of another person The consequence is delivered directly by the environment or the action itself In scenario B the action of trying to open the jar directly leads to the consequence of the lid being too tight or the physical effortfrustration which then decreases the likelihood of that specific behavior trying to open that jar in the future No other person is involved in delivering the consequence This aligns with the texts example of the too tight and itchy sweatshirt delivering the consequence directly to the person wearing it Lets analyze the other options Option A describes socially mediated punishment because the parent another person is responsible for taking away the preferred toy which serves as the punisher Option C also describes socially mediated punishment The teacher another person implements the token economy and is responsible for the removal of tokens following the calling out behavior Option D illustrates socially mediated punishment The neighbor another person delivers the water spray which functions as the punisher for the dogs barking behavior