A behaviorist would conceptualize the prisoner's dilemma as a situation in which person A's decision to cooperate or not with person B produces:
A)maximal reinforcement only if person B fails to cooperate.
B)negative reinforcement if person A cooperates and person B does not.
C)reinforcement or punishment based on person B's behavior.
D)positive or negative reinforcement based on person B's behavior.

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A behaviorist would focus on the consequences of person B's behavior (cooperating or not) and how it affects person A's decision to cooperate or not. Therefore, the reinforcement or punishment that person A receives is based on person B's behavior, making choice C the best answer.

A Behaviorist Would Conceptualize the Prisoner's Dilemma as a Situation