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tsand2

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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

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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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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
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 :)

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:D TYSM

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