Completing homework assignments in order to avoid being given an undesirable required assignment in school is an example of the operant conditioning technique of
a. negative reinforcement.
b. positive reinforcement.
c. punishment.
d. time-out.
A
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Another term for operant conditioning
a. classical conditioning b. operative conditioning c. instrumental conditioning d. positive conditioning
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