Each time Jimmy James misbehaves during math class he is sent to the corner of the classroom. The number of misbehaviors increases with this contingency in operation. The problem here may be that
a. the time-in setting is more reinforcing than time-out
b. time-out is more reinforcing than the time-in setting
c. the time-in setting is more aversive than time-out
d. a or b
e. b or c
B
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