According to the Hot-Stove Rule, Which Quality Makes Discipline More

Multiple Choice

According to the hot-stove rule, which quality makes discipline more effective?

A) The punishment meted is always inconsistent.
B) The consequences for breaking a rule are immediate.
C) The rule breaker will be warned multiple times before termination.
D) The consequences follow a gradual increase in seriousness.
E) The ideology is to prevent misbehavior rather than to merely punish it.