Ms. Santos is explaining geometric angles when she sees Stanley poking Sharon's arm with his pencil. Sharon winces but does not say anything. Ms. Santos immediately tells Stanley that he has lost 10 minutes of recess. In this scenario, Ms. Santos used:

A. a schedule of reinforcement.
B. a positive reinforcer.
C. a negative reinforcer.
D. punishment.


Answer: D

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