Your dog Mika begs for food at the table, because the kids give her tidbits off their plate. The whole family has decided to stop this begging behavior by agreeing not to give Mika food from the table.
Your dog Mika begs for food at the table, because the kids give her tidbits off their plate. The whole family has decided to stop this begging behavior by agreeing not to give Mika food from the table. Finally, the dog stops begging. When Aunt Sara comes for a visit, she gives the dog a piece of bacon from her plate. Without realizing it, Aunt Sara has __________ Mika’s begging behavior, so now the dog will beg even more.
A. negatively reinforced B. positively punished
C. intermittently reinforced D. continuously reinforced