In the late 1800s,G.Stanley Hall conducted a study of anger.One case involved a 3-year-old girl who asked a calm question right in the middle of a tantrum.What did her tantrum illustrate in regard to learning?
A)That she had been reinforced for having tantrums in the past.
B)That she had been classically conditioned to associate crying with anger.
C)That she had been punished for having tantrums in the past.
D)That she had experienced higher-order conditioning of her anger responses.

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The fact that the 3-year-old girl had a tantrum and had been reinforced for it in the past suggests that it was a learned behavior. When behaviors are reinforced, they are more likely to be repeated in the future.

In the Late 1800s,G