At the beginning of the school year, Mr.Webber is concerned that Frances rarely does her independent seatwork.He begins praising Frances for each seatwork assignment she completes, and by January she is completing her assignments regularly.To make sure that the behavior continues in the years to come, what would behaviorists tell Mr.Webber to do now?
A)Praise her more often than before.
B)Praise her for only some of her completed assignments.
C)Punish Frances when she doesn't complete an assignment.
D)Switch from a social reinforcer to the Premack principle.

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Behaviorists would suggest using intermittent reinforcement instead of continuous reinforcement. This means that Frances should not be praised every single time she completes an assignment, but rather praised for some of the completed assignments. This will help ensure that the behavior of completing seatwork continues even when praise is not given every time.

At the Beginning of the School Year, Mr