The Fifth Time That Tyler Was Late for School, He

Multiple Choice

The fifth time that Tyler was late for school, he was given a detention. However, the following day he was late for school again. In this situation it is likely that:

A) Tyler has been negatively reinforced for being late for school.
B) detention is an effective form of punishment, and Tyler's behavior will eventually change.
C) punishment has not occurred, because the operant response of being late for school was not suppressed.
D) Tyler has not formed a cognitive map of the shortest route to school and consequently takes the long way and is frequently late.