Pattie and Martin Tend to Ignore Their Children When Their

question 179

Multiple Choice

Pattie and Martin tend to ignore their children when their children are playing quietly together, while scolding the children when they whine, cry, and tell on each other.The children's whining and crying will probably increase because the parents used _____ when the children played quietly and _____ when they were whining and noisy.

• A)extinction; reinforcement
• B)extinction; punishment
• C)reinforcement; punishment
• D)reinforcement; extinction

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