Gordon Wears the Same Blue Shirt to Class Each Time

question 242

Multiple Choice

Gordon wears the same blue shirt to class each time he has a major test because he believes that wearing that shirt will assure him an "A" just like he got on the first test when he was wearing this blue shirt. This illustrates

• A)an unconditioned response.
• B)a primary reinforcer.
• C)a superstitious behavior.
• D)successive approximations.

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