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Marlene's desk becomes so messy that on occasion she cannot find an important paper she is looking for. After several incidents in which she suffered the consequences of not finding a paper she needed (such as a homework assignment), she learned to organize and straighten her desk. Marlene learned this new behavior through which operant conditioning procedure?
 
  A. Positive reinforcement
  B. Negative reinforcement
  C. Punishment
  D. Extinction

Question 2

John's mother wants her son to stop crying every time something goes wrong. Following a psychologist's advice, she stops running to comfort John whenever the boy starts crying over some minor incident. After a few weeks, she notices that John cries much less frequently than he used to. This is an example of
 
  A. positive reinforcement.
  B. negative reinforcement.
  C. punishment.
  D. extinction.



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tofugiraffe

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D




tsand2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


pangili4

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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