Lance is in Little League, learning to play baseball. Unfortunately, he is standing too far away from the plate, and it is making his coach very upset. In order to make Lance stop standing so far from the plate, the coach rings a loud bell every time little Lance is more than six inches from the plate. The bell startles Lance, and he doesnât like it, so he moves closer to the plate. In this case, the sound of the bell serves as:

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Lance is in Little League, learning to play baseball. Unfortunately, he is standing too far away from the plate, and it is making his coach very upset. In order to make Lance stop standing so far from the plate, the coach rings a loud bell every time little Lance is more than six inches from the plate. The bell startles Lance, and he doesnât like it, so he moves closer to the plate. In this case, the sound of the bell serves as a punishment.

This is the way the coach has found to correct Lance's mistake. The sound of the bell serves as a punishment that aims to correct this bad habit that is not going to serve him as a baseball player. Probably, the coach has tried other methods but with no success. The punishment aims to remind Lance to change its approach and what he is asked to do until he gets it right.

the answer is b, encourage free trade