Cindy's mom often praises her for using a challenging word in the correct context or corrects Cindy when she mispronounces a word. Cindy's mom is applying __________
A) operant conditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) overregularization.
D) chaining.

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Cindy's mom is using positive reinforcement (praise) and negative reinforcement (correction) to shape Cindy's behavior of using and pronouncing words correctly. This is an example of operant conditioning.

Cindy's Mom Often Praises Her for Using a Challenging Word