Mr Elliot Is Walking Around the Learning Centers in the Room

Mr. Elliot is walking around the learning centers in the room helping his students with their activity. Jack tells Mr. Elliot that Jan is not doing her part of the work-in fact she is distracting them by telling them jokes. Mr. Elliot tells Jan that she will have to go back to her seat and work independently if she does not stop telling jokes. Jan does not cause further problems in her group. In this example, Mr. Elliot used ________, and it was ________.

A) punishment; ineffective
B) negative reinforcer; effective
C) punishment; effective
D) positive reinforcer; ineffective