A young child has just learned to say "ball" as a result of shaping. How do you bring the child's behavior of saying "ball" under stimulus control of a ball?
What will be an ideal response?
By providing a reinforcer when the child says "ball" only when a ball is present and not providing a reinforcer when the child says "ball" when a ball is not present.
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Lola told the other girls in the fifth grade not to play with Neela because Lola did not like
her. This is an example of __________ aggression. Fill in the blanks with correct word