When a football coach makes the team run laps because it can't get a play right, he is using which behavior-shaping method?
A)positive reinforcement
B)negative reinforcement
C)punishment
D)extinction

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The coach is using punishment as a behavior-shaping method, by introducing an unpleasant consequence (i.e., running laps) to decrease the likelihood of the team making the same mistake again in the future.

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