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Molly catches her dog chewing on her favorite slippers. Molly swats the dog on the nose so that it will not chew her slippers again. Which type of operant conditioning in occurring in the scenario? A. Positive reinforcement B. Negative reinforcement C. Positive punishment D. Negative punishment.

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I believe it is D, because reinforcement is to increase certain behaviors, while punishment is to decrease it. In this case she is trying to get the dog to not chew the slippers by punishing the dog. Hope it helps!

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C.

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