Four-year-old Timothy is having a temper tantrum at the dinner table because he wants ice cream instead of the soup that the family is eating for dinner. His parents do not give in, and after Timothy realizes he will not be getting ice cream instead of soup, he asks his mother to spoon feed him the soup, something he has not asked for since he was two years old. Timothy's reaction illustrates ________.
a. spontaneous recovery
b. fading
c. resurgence
d. the peak shift effect
Answer: c. resurgence Timothy is reviving an old behavior that had once been effective in obtaining reinforcement (being spoon fed), which is an example of resurgence.
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