Sara Sincell wants to use negative reinforcement to get workers to come to meetings on time. She lets the workers know that she will assess a nickel fine for anyone who is late to a meeting. After a month, she has several dollars worth of nickels, but no change in meeting punctuality. The MOST LIKELY reason that operant conditioning did not work in Sara's situation is because .

The consequences were not equal  in magnitude to the desired behavior.

Explanation:

In operant conditioning, learning  is achieved through the act of giving of rewards  or punishment for a given  and expressed behavior. it usually occurs if a  learner knows the link between a behavior and its consequences.

Reinforcement  can be defined as  process by which the likely or probable  occurrence of a desired behavior is increased by applying consequences that is based on the behavior that one is working on. Negative reinforcement entails removing a stimulus  that is attached to an exhibited behavior. in this case, a behavior is enhance or increase due to the removal of the negative consequences.

The reinforcement schedule was delayed  and individual preferences were not put into due consideration and the the antecedents of the desired behavior was identified in an improper manner.

When a  given consequences are not equal  in weight to the desired behavior one wants to change or be expressed, the result achieved may be contrary to what one is expecting as in the case of Sara

answer; did not understand that the act was wrong because she/he was suffering from a mental illness;