McDowell's (1981) analysis of previous work with a boy who engaged in self-injurious scratching due to social reinforcement by reprimands demonstrated that:
A) Herrnstein's hyperbolic matching equation correctly modeled the relation between scratching and demands
B) Scratching decreased when the reprimands were withheld
C) Self-injurious scratching is an operant behavior
D) Behavior analysis can treat self-injurious behavior

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The Answer of McDowell's (1981) analysis of previous work with a boy who engaged in self-injurious scratching due to social reinforcement by reprimands demonstrated that:
A) Herrnstein's hyperbolic matching equation correctly modeled the relation between scratching and demands
B) Scratching decreased when the reprimands were withheld
C) Self-injurious scratching is an operant behavior
D) Behavior analysis can treat self-injurious behavior

McDowell's (1981) Analysis of Previous Work with a Boy Who