Every Time Erwin Cried,his Father Would Immediately Pick Him Up

question 167

Multiple Choice

Every time Erwin cried,his father would immediately pick him up and he would stop crying.Now Erwin is a real crybaby.In this case,what has his father's behaviour acted as with respect to Erwin's crying behaviour?

• A) a positive reinforcer
• B) a conditioned stimulus
• C) a negative reinforcer
• D) an unconditioned stimulus

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Definitions:

Qualitative Research

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