Mark owns his own business and wants to make sure that his employees arrive on time each day and take breaks as specified.He has decided to provide a monthly reward of extended break times to each employee who arrives on time and takes breaks as specified.What principle is he using to reward his employees?
A) delayed conditioning
B) primary conditioning
C) classical conditioning
D) operant conditioning

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Mark is using operant conditioning to reward his employees. He is reinforcing the desired behavior (arriving on time and taking breaks as specified) by providing a reward (extended break times). This is an example of positive reinforcement, where a desired behavior is strengthened by the addition of a reward.

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