Two-year-old Rumiko started whining at the grocery store.The best way for her parents to immediately extinguish this behaviour is to praise her ___ when she is NOT whining at the store and to leave the store ___.
A) consistently; every time she whines
B) most of the time; every second time she whines
C) some of the time; when they are done shopping
D) as little as possible; as quickly as possible when they have finished shopping

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Praising Rumiko consistently when she is not whining reinforces positive behavior, and leaving the store every time she whines immediately removes the rewarding environment, thus extinguishing the whining behavior.

Two-Year-Old Rumiko Started Whining at the Grocery Store