Oliver Tells a Tasteless Joke at a Party and Gets

question 56

Multiple Choice

Oliver tells a tasteless joke at a party and gets a big laugh.The next day, he tells the same joke in class, thinking people will laugh.Instead, his teacher takes him aside after class and gives him a stern lecture about why he should not say such things about a particular ethnic group.In behaviorist terminology, we could say that Oliver:

• A)Has generalized from one situation to another inappropriately
• B)Is receiving negative reinforcement for his joke-telling behavior
• C)Experiences a group contingency at the party but not in class
• D)Is being shaped to tell tasteless jokes

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