Question

Larry says that people act the way that they have learned to act. He believes that if you stop rewarding a person's annoying behavior, that behavior will decrease. For instance, if Eve stops buying candy for Ian when he whines in line at the grocery store, he will eventually whine less when he learns that he will not receive candy. Larry most likely takes a (n) _______ approach.

Answer 1

Answer:

Behavioral

Explanation:

The behavioral approach to psychology assumes that an animals action is the result of their reflexes towards a stimulus or the person's past experience with a stimulus. The behavioral approach focus on the behavior more than the genetic causes.

Here, Eve reinforcing the notion that Ian will not get candy if he whines so, next time he will not whine if he wants candy.