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Mr.Thesaxman

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Ms. Washington tries to ignore Warren when he tells jokes in class. But sometimes Warren tells a joke so funny that Ms. Washington laughs in spite of herself. Rather than decreasing his joke-telling, Warren begins telling even more outrageous jokes. Inadvertently, Ms. Washington is modifying Warren's joke-telling behavior through:
 
  a. stimulus discrimination
  b. extinction
  c. shaping
  d. negative reinforcement

Question 2

Warren has earned himself a reputation for being the class clown. His teacher, Ms. Washington, used to laugh at Warren's funny remarks, but is now trying to discourage Warren's disruptive behavior by ignoring his jokes. In behaviorist terminology, Ms. Washington is now trying to modify Warren's joke-telling behavior through:
 
  a. stimulus discrimination
  b. extinction
  c. shaping
  d. negative reinforcement


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

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