Little Drew Doesn't Like His Spaghetti Dinner So He Throws

question 171

Multiple Choice

Little Drew doesn't like his spaghetti dinner so he throws a temper tantrum.His dad Robert puts Drew in an empty room for three minutes and closes the door.Robert is using a procedure called:

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

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