Social skills training that is grounded in the premise that reinforcers increase the probability that the desired behavior will occur again and with increased frequency is based on
a. ecological systems model
b. operant conditioning.
c. social cognitive theory.
d. sociological theory.
Ans: b
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a. True b. False
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