Every time Kian correctly uses his fork, his mother praises him. Kian’s mother is most likely using which operant conditioning strategy to influence Kian’s behavior?

a. ?punishment
b. ?extinction
c. ?positive reinforcement
d. ?covert sensitization


ANSWER:
c

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