Terry and David Have Both Learned That When They Whine

Multiple Choice

Terry and David have both learned that when they whine and complain, their teacher will hurry over to see what is wrong.Terry's teacher gives him attention every time he complains.However, David's teacher gives him attention only on some of the occasions he complains.Both teachers eventually realize that they are reinforcing the boys for inappropriate behaviour, and so they both stop attending to them when they whine and complain.From an operant conditioning perspective, we can predict that:

A) both boys will whine and complain even more than before.
B) both boys will stop their whining and complaining almost immediately.
C) David's complaining will decrease more rapidly than Terry's.
D) Terry's complaining will decrease more rapidly than David's.