Maya's Parents Decided to Use Operant Conditioning to Get Their

question 5

Multiple Choice

Maya's parents decided to use operant conditioning to get their daughter to keep her room neat.According to Skinner's theories,they should

• A) first give her a reward; a happy child will want to please.
• B) catch her in the act of putting something away, and then reward her.
• C) straighten up the room for her; she will learn by example.
• D) threaten to take away her TV privileges if she does not clean up.

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