When Four-Year-Old Aileen Goes to the Store with Her Dad

question 68

Multiple Choice

When four-year-old Aileen goes to the store with her dad and whines for candy at the checkout, she gets the candy. But when she goes with her mom, whining never ends up getting her a candy. Before long, Aileen only whines when she is at the store with her dad. This is called:

• A) continuous reinforcement.
• B) successive approximation.
• C) stimulus discrimination.
• D) stimulus generalization.

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Definitions:

Automates

The process of making an operation or procedure carried out without human intervention through the use of mechanical or electronic devices.

Agency

A relationship where one party (the agent) is authorized to act on behalf of another (the principal) in dealing with third parties.

Impossible

A term used to describe a task or condition that cannot realistically be fulfilled or achieved.

Agency Relationship

A legal arrangement in which one party, the agent, acts on behalf of another party, the principal, in conducting transactions with third parties.