A driver consistently drives well beyond the interstate speed limit until a highway patrolman stops her and gives her a speeding ticket. From that time on, this driver never exceeds the speed limit on the interstate. In this example, the highway patrolman has successfully stopped this driver from speeding by using
A)punishment.
B)negative reinforcement.
C)threats.
D)feedback.

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The highway patrolman used punishment (the speeding ticket) to decrease the behavior of speeding, which successfully stopped the driver from exceeding the speed limit in the future.

A Driver Consistently Drives Well Beyond the Interstate Speed Limit