Lavon Is Late for Work

question 92

Multiple Choice

Lavon is late for work.His company has a policy that says if a person is not late to work for 6 months they will receive 2 extra days of vacation at the end of the year.John's manager decides not to chastise him for his tardiness because he generally is on time.John feels so bad about being late that for the rest of the week he comes in early.Which reinforcement scenario is at play?

• A)Positive reinforcement is failing and avoidance reinforcement is working
• B)Positive reinforcement is working and avoidance reinforcement is failing
• C)Positive reinforcement is failing and extinction reinforcement is working
• D)Positive reinforcement is working and extinction reinforcement is failing

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