Anika's parents tell her that if she does the dishes every night,she can stay up late to watch her favorite TV show.Because she is now doing the dishes every night,we could say that Anika's behavior is an example of a behavior learned through:
A) negative reinforcement-avoidance conditioning.
B) the law of effect.
C) classical conditioning.
D) vicarious learning.

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Anika's behavior of doing the dishes every night in order to be able to watch her favorite TV show is an example of the law of effect, which states that behaviors that are followed by satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated. In this case, the satisfying consequence is being able to watch her favorite TV show, which reinforces the behavior of doing the dishes.

Anika's Parents Tell Her That If She Does the Dishes