A child who is punished for swearing at home but reinforced for swearing on the school playground is most likely to demonstrate a patterned habit of swearing that is indicative of

a. negative reinforcement.

b instinctive drift.

c discrimination.

d extinction.

e spontaneous reinforcement.

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Cynthia Knapp

24 October, 09:03

A child who is punished for swearing at home but reinforced for swearing on the school playground is most likely to demonstrate a patterned habit of swearing that is indicative of

a. negative reinforcement.

b instinctive drift.

c discrimination.

d extinction.

e spontaneous reinforcement.

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Kaitlynn Dixon · Answer 1

c. discrimination

Explanation:

Discrimination between situations is when we respond differently to different situations as an adaptation to the different consequences. In the example given we can see that the child that responds depending on the positive (in the school's playground) or negative (at home) reinforcement.

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A child who is punished for swearing at home but reinforced for swearing on the school playground is most likely to demonstrate a patterned habit of swearing that is indicative ofa. negative reinforcement.b instinctive drift.c discrimination.d extinction.e spontaneous reinforcement.

A child who is punished for swearing at home but reinforced for swearing on the school playground is most likely to demonstrate a patterned habit of swearing that is indicative of

a. negative reinforcement.

b instinctive drift.

c discrimination.

d extinction.

e spontaneous reinforcement.