Samantha habitually blurted out answers to questions during class discussion.Mr.Hargrove repeatedly called Samantha by name and told her to wait her turn,but Samantha repeated her behavior day after day.Mr.Hargrove finally realized that his strategy was not working.He thought he was using a form of punishment,but his strategy turned out to be:
A)negative reinforcement of the behavior.
B)positive reinforcement of the behavior.
C)the antecedent for the behavior.
D)the unconditioned stimulus.

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By repeatedly calling Samantha's name and telling her to wait her turn, Mr. Hargrove was unintentionally reinforcing her behavior of blurting out answers by giving her attention. This is an example of positive reinforcement of the behavior.

Samantha Habitually Blurted Out Answers to Questions During Class Discussion