A teenager can expect to borrow the car if he has his homework and chores completed, while he can expect not to "get the keys" if he has not completed his homework and chores. This illustrates

a. the interactionist view of operant conditioning.
b. operant desensitization.
c. Thorndike's law of association.
d. the informational view of operant conditioning.

ANSWER: d

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