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gtnhenbr [62]
3 years ago
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Billy loves to swim. his father, who is afraid of water, wants to make sure billy keeps swimming, so he begins giving him lots o

f praise every time he sees him swimming. after several months, he gradually stops praising billy for swimming. billy almost completely stops swimming. this could be explained best in terms of a(n):
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zloy xaker [14]3 years ago
7 0
Overjustification effect.
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