In Skinner's operant conditioning, behavior followed by what kind of stimulus is unlikely to recur?

In the context of Skinner's operant conditioning, behavior followed by a punishing stimulus is indeed unlikely to recur. This principle is grounded in the idea that when an individual engages in a specific behavior and experiences a negative consequence (the punishing stimulus), they learn to associate that behavior with an undesired outcome. Over time, this association causes the individual to be less likely to engage in the behavior again in the future. The aim of using punishment in operant conditioning is to decrease the occurrence of unwanted behaviors by introducing a negative consequence after the behavior is exhibited.

While rewarding stimuli tend to reinforce and promote the recurrence of a behavior, neutral stimuli do not have any effect on the likelihood of a behavior recurring, and incentive stimuli may motivate someone but do not necessarily relate directly to the concept of punishment. Thus, the clarity of the relationship between a punishing stimulus and the decrease in the frequency of a behavior aligns with core principles of operant conditioning.