Gordon wears the same blue shirt to class each time he has a major test because he believes that wearing that shirt will assure him an "A" just like he got on the first test when he was wearing this blue shirt. This illustrates
A)an unconditioned response.
B)a primary reinforcer.
C)a superstitious behavior.
D)successive approximations.

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Gordon's belief that wearing the same blue shirt to class for major tests will assure him an "A" is an example of superstitious behavior. This is because he associates the shirt with success without any logical basis to believe that the shirt actually influences his test scores.

Gordon Wears the Same Blue Shirt to Class Each Time