A grandmother gives her grandson a cookie because the child tidied up his playroom. What is the cookie in this example?
A. conditioned response
B. punisher
C. positive reinforcer
D. negative reinforcer
Answer: C
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a) Fatigue b) Stress c) Emotion d) Distress
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A) most do not support her contention. B) the results are too inconclusive to reach a consensus. C) measuring an "ethic of care" is too difficult to be reliable. D) most have used invalid measures.