Anthony wears his lucky socks every time he has a baseball

game because the socks were accidentally paired with
a good RBI. Anthony's behavior is an example of
a. an unconditioned response.
b. a superstitious behavior.
c. a primary reinforcer.
d. successive approximations.


ANSWER: b

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