AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mary’s two-year-old son frequently had tantrums. Mary decided to seek the help of a therapist. The therapist suggested that Mary should ignore her son while he was screaming and yelling and when he was calm she should talk reassuringly to him and give him a hug. Mary was using the principles of ____ to change her son’s behaviour. The giving of a hug is an example of ____
A
operant conditioning; positive reinforcement
B
operant conditioning; negative reinforcement
C
classical conditioning; positive reinforcement
D
classical conditioning; negative reinforcement
Explanation: 
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