Patty Knows That If She Cries, She Will Get Her

question 95

Multiple Choice

Patty knows that if she cries, she will get her way. Paul knows that if he cries. he will be ignored. Which model of behavior suggests that Patty will increase her crying and Paul will decrease his crying?

• A) classical conditioning
• B) operant conditioning
• C) psychodynamic theory
• D) observational learning

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