Lori always yells at her 5-year-old son Jake when he won't get dressed
for school. Although she has been yelling at him to get dressed nearly
every day for months, he still does not comply. Applying the principles
of operant conditioning:
O Jake has come to associate mornings with yelling.
Jake is fearful that he will appear incompetent at school.
O 5 year-olds are trying to exert their independence.
O Lori's yelling is serving as a reinforcer.
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