A manager reduces an employee's pay when the employee comes to work late and refrains from doing so when the employee is on time.What has the manager done?
A) used extinction to reduce undesirable behaviour
B) used intermittent reinforcement
C) positively reinforced the employee's on-time behaviour
D) negatively reinforced the employee's on-time behaviour

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The manager is using negative reinforcement by removing the negative consequence (pay reduction) when the employee is on time, thereby encouraging punctuality.

A Manager Reduces an Employee's Pay When the Employee Comes