An infant learns that pulling her mother's hair causes her mother to make an amusing vocal sound. The mother's "ouch" can be considered a(n) ____________ for hair pulling.

Name: An infant learns that pulling her mother's hair causes her mother to make an amusing vocal sound. The mother's "ouch" can be considered a(n) ____________ for hair pulling.
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The mother's "ouch" is a reinforcement because it encourages the infant to repeat the behavior of pulling hair to hear the amusing sound again.

An Infant Learns That Pulling Her Mother's Hair Causes Her