Two-Year-Old Hannah Said the Word Hell in the Middle of Dinner

Multiple Choice

Two-year-old Hannah said the word hell in the middle of dinner, and her parents immediately stopped talking to each other and scolded her. They spent the rest of the meal paying close attention to what Hannah said. Later, Hannah says hell repeatedly, and each time her parents spend time talking to her and paying attention to her. In this situation, the parents' attention is a __________, and Hannah's inappropriate language is a(n) __________.

A) positive reinforcer; conditioner
B) negative reinforcer; operant
C) positive reinforcer; operant
D) punishment; operant