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Situation #1
Suppose a large number of college students regularly arrive late to one of your classes. The professor is obviously disturbed. How would you advise your professor to reduce tardiness? Consider the following four questions in developing your course of action.
1. Would you recommend that the professor punish students for being late or reinforce students for being on time? Why? Explain in detail.
2. If the professor decides to use punishment, what type of positive punishment could he or she employ? What
type of negative punishment?
3. What type of positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement would be effective for reinforcing timely
attendance?
4. Once the goal of reduced tardiness is met, what type of reinforcement schedule would be best to avoid either the
extinction of the behavior

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I'm afraid that I am not a psychology person, so I'll opt out to see if another expert can help.

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