A child who is punished for swearing at home but reinforced for swearing on the school playground is most likely to demonstrate a patterned habit of swearing that is indicative of

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The child is showing discrimination, meaning they are able to differentiate between different situations and environments where certain behaviors are appropriate or reinforced versus where they are punished. In this case, the child has learned that swearing is punished at home but reinforced on the school playground, leading to a patterned habit of swearing in certain contexts. Negative reinforcement, spontaneous recovery, and extinction are not relevant to this scenario.

A Child Who Is Punished for Swearing at Home but Reinforced