Sally whines for candy every time she is at the grocery store with mom. Sally's mom gets sick of listening to the whining and usually ends up buying Sally a candy bar. What is the reinforcer for Sally's whining? How should her mom implement extinction to decrease Sally's whining in the store?
What will be an ideal response?
The reinforcer for Sally's whining is a candy bar. To implement extinction, her mother would need to not give Sally candy when Sally whines in the grocery store.
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