Reinforcement is the means by which experience alters the environmental guidance of
behavior, whereas sensitivity to reinforcement is a product of
a. shaping.
b. classical conditioning.
c. operant conditioning.
d. natural selection.
e. temporal contiguity.
d. natural selection.
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