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Teaching a dog to go outside to urinate is a difficult task. Each time this is successful, reward the animal with a special treat. Soon the dog will let you know when it needs to visit the yard. What consequence causes a behavior to occur with greater frequency?

Aversive stimulus
Positive control
Positive reinforcement
A sweet tooth

Explanation

Answer - C - A behavior or response that is followed by a rewarding stimulus will often increase the frequency of that behavior. Skinner demonstrated this theory by having a rat engage in a target behavior when food was delivered.

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