A team referee who fines a coach for unsportmanlike conduct is using A. aversive conditioning B. modeling C. negative reinforcement D. punishment

Answer: D. Punishment

Explanation: a team referee fining a coach for unsportmanlike conduct is using punishment as a deterrent measure. Punishment is a penalty to punish wrongdoing. It is any consequence that reduces the occurrence of a target behavior, in this regard, unsportmanship in the coach. Punishment could range from mild to severe and adverse with varying effects from the rate of response, to its subsequent elimination.