Question

One of your fellow students is continually late to class. The professor has tried numerous verbal warnings and recently took points away from the student's grade. Based on the above, the professor's actions are consistent with which of the following reinforcement techniques?A. Negative reinforcement

B. Punishment
C. Positive reinforcement
D. Avoidance learning
E. Rewards enhancement

Answer 1

punishment

Step-by-step explanation:

the reinforcement looks to make a given outcome or behavior more desirable. While a punishemnt tries to do the oppositve. It makes a certain behavior less desirable.

In this case; the professor is looking to weight the cost of being later higher than actually are by discounting points thus, inducing a punishment against our fellow student to reconsider if is going to keep arriving late or not.