A kindergarten teacher wants to reduce the amount of aggressiveness children display in her class and on the playground. Using operant conditioning principles, the teacher should ____
a. use negative reinforcers to decrease the behavior
b. pair aggressiveness with some pleasant stimulus
c. eliminate the reinforcement associated with aggressiveness
d. encourage the children to get the aggressiveness out of their systems
c
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A. California B. Florida C. Texas D. Alabama
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