A manager who scolds her employees for being late with the hope that this will stop them from being late is using
A)punishment.
B)negative reinforcement.
C)extinction.
D)positive reinforcement.
E)modelling.

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Punishment involves adding an unpleasant consequence after an undesirable behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future. In this case, scolding employees for being late is an attempt to reduce tardiness by adding a negative consequence (scolding).

A Manager Who Scolds Her Employees for Being Late with the Hope