Mary frequently blurts out answers to questions without waiting to be called on because she likes attention from the teacher. When Mary raises her hand, the teacher calls on her, but when Mary blurts out an answer the teacher ignores her and calls on another student. As a result, Mary's behavior of raising her hand increases, and her behavior of blurting out answers decreases. The teacher used
____________ for Mary's behavior of raising her hand and ____________ for her behavior of blurting out answers.
a. reinforcement ; extinction
b. reinforcement ; punishment
c. extinction ; punishment
d. extinction ; reinforcement
a
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