Wilson wants to use operant conditioning to teach his son to take out the trash. Every time his son takes out the trash, Wilson gives him a dollar. Wilson is employing what type of consequence?
a. ?positive reinforcement
b. ?negative reinforcement
c. ?positive punishment
d. ?negative punishment
ANSWER:
a
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a. experimental b. observational c. survey d. archival
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