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bobbie

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The psychologist who conducted classic experiments with animals that relied heavily on positive reinforcement was __________.
 
  a. Carl Rogers
  b. Sigmund Freud
  c. Abraham Maslow
  d. B.F. Skinner

Question 2

Billy receives all A's on his report card. His parents buy him the video game that he has been asking for. This is an example of a __________.
 
  a. negative reinforcement
  b. positive punishment
  c. positive reinforcement
  d. negative punishment


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kmb352

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D: B.F. Skinner

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C: positive reinforcement


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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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