Kathy used to pay attention to her son, Fred, whenever he threw a tantrum. She then realized that her attention was reinforcing Fred's tantrums and decided to start ignoring them. Kathy's action illustrates _____

A) ?negative punishment
B) ?negative reinforcement
C) ?an extinction process
D) ?an extinction procedure


D

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