Parke is a first grader who struggles with math. When he gets frustrated, he provokes other children in class by hitting and biting. Before each in-class math assignment, the teacher calls Parke up to her desk and reminds him of how well he did on the previous assignment and shows him a graph of his improved grades. She provides him with a modified assignment and then has him sit with a math
buddy. Parke's teacher reduces his undesired behavior by:
A) Providing positive reinforcement
B) Manipulating antecedents
C) Providing negative reinforcement
D) Using the Premack principle
B
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