Fred and Yvonne notice that their 10-year-old daughter is beginning to use sexually explicit swearwords. They think that their daughter's friends might be encouraging her swearing with attention and laughter. Such a reinforcement of behaviour was a concept formulated by:

A) Watson.
B) Freud.
C) Pavlov.
D) Skinner.


D) Skinner.

Psychology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false

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