When competitive swimmers stayed focused on their practice techniques during swim team practice, they were rewarded by their coach playing popular music over the loudspeakers in the pool area. When they were inattentive or started ''goofing off,'' the coach played recordings of gloomy, off-key organ music. In this example, the coach is using _____ to help his swimmers stay focused.
A)biological preparedness
B)latent learning
C)classical conditioning
D)behavior modification

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The coach is using behavior modification, a technique based on operant conditioning principles, where rewards (popular music) are used to reinforce desired behavior (staying focused) and undesirable behavior (goofing off) is discouraged with an unpleasant stimulus (gloomy, off-key organ music).

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