Every Time Three-Year-Old Erwin Cried, His Father Would Immediately Pick

question 6

Multiple Choice

Every time three-year-old 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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