Each Time Charles, Who Has a Lisp, Says "Mithithippi" or the Like

question 25

Multiple Choice

Each time Charles, who has a lisp, says "Mithithippi" or the like, his wife, Evelyn, yells, "Idiot!" However, there is no evidence that Evelyn's efforts to reduce the frequency of such mispronunciations have been effective.We can therefore conclude that .

• A)Charles's behavior is being positively reinforced
• B)Charles's behavior has not been punished
• C)Evelyn's efforts to punish Charles's behavior have actually reinforced it
• D)Charles is lisping deliberately to annoy Evelyn

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Evolutionary Psychologist

A psychologist who studies how evolutionary principles help explain the origin and function of the human mind and behavior.

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