A parent wishes to stop her young son from throwing temper tantrums. You suggest she use extinction and advise her to __________

a) spank her son whenever he throws a tantrum.
b) physically restrain her son when he throws a tantrum.
c) give her son a gold star and a hug whenever he is calm.
d) ignore the tantrums and pay attention to her son only when he is calm.


d

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