Toby likes to play with his sister's cat, but he often plays "too rough" with the cat. So, every time Toby begins to terrorize his sister's cat, his mother takes the cat and puts it in another room away from Toby. Toby's rough treatment of his sister's cat will

a. be shaped using stimulus control.
b. be reduced through time out.
c. develop into a phobia through classical conditioning.
d. be eliminated through aversive conditioning.


B

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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