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evelyn o bentley

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Of all the operant conditioning techniques and principles discussed in the text, which did Skinner (and others) recommend avoiding?
 
  a. extinction
 
   b. punishment
 
   c. shaping
 
   d. negative reinforcement

Question 2

Chris Mullin wants his daughter Chloe to pick up her toys. He mentions it over and over until Chloe picks them up so her dad stops asking. Chris repeated mentioning is functioning as
 
  a. negative reinforcement.
   b. punishment.
 
   c. classical conditioning.
 
   d. shaping.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

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ANSWER: a





 

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