Your friend gets a speeding ticket.What function would your textbook authors most likely say your friend getting a speeding ticket performs?
A) You learn about the high cost of the speeding ticket and will not speed to avoid paying the high cost.
B) You learn that speeding is dangerous.
C) You realize that police officers are sexist.
D) Your friend getting a speeding ticket performs no function.

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The textbook authors would likely say that your friend getting a speeding ticket serves as a deterrent function, teaching you about the high cost of speeding and discouraging you from speeding to avoid similar consequences.

Your Friend Gets a Speeding Ticket