Farmer Gable had a problem with motorcyclists riding across his meadow land, tearing up sod and frightening his cattle. He installed barbed wire fencing in the area and no longer had a problem.
Gable's approach is best described as an example of _______.
A) response prevention
B) extinction
C) differential reinforcement
D) punishment

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Farmer Gable's approach of installing barbed wire fencing in the area is an example of response prevention, as it prevents motorcyclists from entering the area and causing damage to the land and animals. Extinction is the gradual disappearance of a behavior due to lack of reinforcement, differential reinforcement involves reinforcing one behavior and not others, and punishment involves adding an aversive consequence to decrease a behavior. None of these options accurately describe Farmer Gable's approach.

Farmer Gable Had a Problem with Motorcyclists Riding Across His