In What Way Do People Sometimes Make Use of an Operant-Conditioning

question 178

Multiple Choice

In what way do people sometimes make use of an operant-conditioning principle when they try to persuade someone to do something?

• A) They set up a fixed-interval schedule of punishment.
• B) They demonstrate the desired behavior and hope that the other person will imitate it.
• C) They reinforce a small amount of cooperation and work up from there.
• D) They set up one stimulus and then follow it immediately with another stimulus.

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