Suppose that a parent says to a child, "Clean your room or you can't watch TV," and the child cleans his room.This is an example of:
A)contingency shaped behavior
B)Sidman avoidance conditioning
C)punishment
D)rule-governed behavior

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This is an example of rule-governed behavior because the parent has provided a specific rule or instruction that the child follows. The behavior (cleaning the room) is governed by the understanding of the rule and the consequences (being allowed to watch TV) stated by the parent.

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