Rewarding a Shy Child with Verbal Praise Every Time He

question 159

Multiple Choice

Rewarding a shy child with verbal praise every time he speaks out in class is an example of ____.

• A) classical conditioning
• B) negative reinforcement
• C) observational conditioning
• D) operant conditioning

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