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Mr. Wonderful

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The first week of class Marty talks a lot. Mr. Adams, his fifth-grade teacher, decides to pretend Marty isn't talking and doesn't react at all. By the winter holiday break, Marty has stopped talking in class. Which of the following has been illustrated?
 
  a. Reinforcement
  b. Punishment
  c. Generalization
  d. Extinction

Question 2

The elimination of a response as a result of non-reinforcement is called:
 
  a. satiation.
  b. extinction.
  c. discrimination.
  d. punishment.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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