What kinds of research are most often found in the Journal of the American Medical

Michele is completely frustrated by Felicia, her three-year old, who loves to pound on pots and pans with a wooden spoon. Michele has yelled at Felicia with no effect. A friend suggested ignoring Felicia, as perhaps Michele's attention was helping to reinforce Felicia's behavior. Michele tried her friend’s advice, but Felicia just made more noise. From an operant perspective, how would you

interpret what happened? What will be an ideal response?

A major concern of many parents is that if they quickly pick up a crying baby, ____.

A. the baby's volunteer behavior will become instinct B. the baby will inevitably suffer greater discomfort C. they are reinforcing the baby for crying D. they are interfering with a natural course of events