Johnny often speaks out without raising his hand in class. To teach him to raise his hand, his teacher praises him when he raises his hand, and ignores him when he speaks out without raising his hand. Over a period of time he raises his hand more and refrains from yelling out in class. The procedure the teacher used is called:

A.Positive reinforcement.
B.Negative reinforcement.
C.Differential reinforcement.
D.Extinction.


C.Differential reinforcement.

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