Final answer:
The correct answer is Punishment. Swearing at the bus driver resulted in being kicked off the bus, which functions as a punishment to decrease the behavior in the future.
Step-by-step explanation:
The correct answer to the question is C) Punishment.
In this situation, the act of swearing at the bus driver resulted in being kicked off the bus. This act of being kicked off the bus functions as a punishment because it is intended to decrease the behavior of swearing at the bus driver in the future.
Examples of punishment in operant conditioning include scolding a student to get them to stop texting in class or a parent taking away a favorite toy when a child misbehaves.