According to Skinner,superstitions arise due to
A)principles of negative reinforcement and positive punishment.
B)recurring presentations of superstitious stimuli and paranormal outcomes.
C)accidental conditioning of superstitious stimuli while providing regular reinforcement independent of behaviour.
D)reinforcement only of the instances when a superstition and the desired behaviour occur but punishment of any other instance.

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According to Skinner, superstitions arise due to accidental conditioning of superstitious stimuli while providing regular reinforcement independent of behavior. In other words, a person may engage in a superstitious behavior, such as wearing a lucky shirt, and then have a positive outcome, but the positive outcome may have nothing to do with the behavior. However, the person may associate the behavior with the positive outcome and begin to engage in the behavior more often, even though it has no actual effect on the outcome. This accidental reinforcement leads to the development of superstitions.

According to Skinner,superstitions Arise Due to