According to Skinner, the best way to deal with and decrease undesirable behavior is to:?
a. ?ignore it and thus put the behavior on extinction
b. ?punish it
c. ?reinforce it
d. ?explain to the perpetrator why his or her behavior is undesirable
ANSWER:
a
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