Todd's infant daughter begins to cry only minutes after she goes down for a nap. According to John Watson, Todd should
A) ignore her so that her crying won't be reinforced.
B) go immediately to his daughter to soothe her crying.
C) wait 2 minutes, then go to his daughter to soothe her crying.
D) take her out of bed. She doesn't need a nap at this time.

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John Watson, a behaviorist, would suggest ignoring the crying so it doesn't become a learned behavior for getting attention.

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