Jason Does Not Complete His Chores on Time,despite His Mother's

question 67

Multiple Choice

Jason does not complete his chores on time,despite his mother's repeated requests for him to do so.As a result,his mother takes away his Playstation and Wii for a month.Jason's mother is hoping to change his behavior through the use of ____.

• A) learned helplessness
• B) penalty
• C) negative reinforcement
• D) avoidance conditioning

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