Kitchell’s son is throwing an absolute fit at the pool. He screams and stamps his feet. Kitchell ignores him, all the other parents ignore him, and so do his friends. Eventually his tantrum stops. Kitchell has used which operant conditioning strategy?

a. ?positive reinforcement
b. ?negative reinforcement
c. ?nonreinforcement
d. ?shaping

ANSWER:
c

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