Which of the following approaches would B. F. Skinner recommend to reduce an undesirable behavior?
a. ?offering candy to persuade a child to stop having a tantrum in the grocery store
b. ?standing by but ignoring a child who is having a tantrum in the grocery store
c. ?immediately removing a child from the grocery store when he or she is having a tantrum
d. ?threatening to leave the child behind at the grocery store when he or she is having a tantrum
ANSWER:
b
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