Which One of the Following Best Illustrates Skinner's Concept of Superstitious

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following best illustrates Skinner's concept of superstitious behavior?

• A) Alice is praised for her accurate bookkeeping at work. After that, she continues to keep accurate books at work. She also begins to be more careful about balancing her personal checkbook each month, even though she receives no reinforcement for doing so.
• B) Bradley thinks his reinforcement for cleaning his apartment is the good feeling that a clean place gives him. In reality, he cleans only when company is coming, and it is his company that makes him feel good.
• C) Charlotte misinterprets a teacher's praise as sarcasm and therefore as punishment rather than reinforcement.
• D) David usually struggles with his geography exams, but he recently got high scores on two occasions when he wore a Denver Broncos sweatshirt to school. He now wears his Broncos sweatshirt whenever a geography test is scheduled.

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