If you walk under a ladder and then break a leg, you may avoid ladders in the future.Each time you avoid a ladder and nothing happens, this avoidance action is reinforced.This illustrates
A) the method of successive approximations.
B) superstitious behavior.
C) shaping.
D) latent learning.

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This scenario describes superstitious behavior where the individual attributes the leg injury to walking under the ladder and subsequently avoids ladders even when there is no actual risk. The avoidance behavior is reinforced each time nothing happens, even though it is not based on factual evidence or logic. The other options are not relevant to the given scenario.

If You Walk Under a Ladder and Then Break a Leg