Baby Raymond smiled at his mother, and in response, his mother cuddled Raymond. In operant conditioning terms, cuddling was __________ for Raymond's smile.

A. negative reinforcement
B. punishment
C. classical conditioning
D. positive reinforcement


Answer: D

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