When Carolyn Rovee-Collier and other researchers use the conjugate reinforcement technique,
a. the babies show habituation to a stimulus that is presented repeatedly.
b. the babies suck at a higher rate to produce the voice of their mother than the voice of a stranger.
c. the babies kick in order to produce movement of a mobile.
d. they babies receive a "peekaboo" reinforcement when they recognize a familiar object.
Ans: c
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