A parent is trying to increase the time his child spends studying by rewarding the child with a baseball card for each hour he studies.The child does not increase or decrease his study time.This story illustrates the difference between
A) shaping and response chaining.
B) rewards and operant reinforcers.
C) rewards and operant punishments.
D) conditioned and unconditioned responses.

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This story illustrates the concept of rewards and operant reinforcers, where the baseball card is used as a reward to increase the child's studying behavior. The child's behavior is being reinforced by the reward, but since the behavior does not change, it can be concluded that the baseball card is not serving as an effective operant reinforcer in this scenario. The other options are not directly relevant to the story.

A Parent Is Trying to Increase the Time His Child