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kaid0807

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Sometimes when her little boy has a temper tantrum Mrs. Brown ignores him, but sometimes she picks him up and tries to calm him. According to the text, this will probably:
 
  a. reassure the child and lead to the development of self- regulation.
  b. negatively reinforce the boy's behavior.
  c. confuse the boy.
  d. make the boy's behavior harder to extinguish.

Question 2

Katarina used to get asked to dance a lot, but over the year people have asked her less and less, and now she has stopped going to the club. This is an example of:
 
  a. negative reinforcement.
  b. positive reinforcement.
  c. punishment.
  d. extinction.



ms_sulzle

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Answer to Question 1

D.

Answer to Question 2

D.



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