At First, Sally Thought It Was Funny When Her Five-Year-Old

At first, Sally thought it was funny when her five-year-old used bad language, and she would laugh despite herself. However, Sally soon realized that she was encouraging this behavior, and she stopped laughing when her child used inappropriate language. But to her dismay, as soon as Sally decided not to laugh anymore, the child began to use bad language more often before she finally stopped using it. What best explains why the child's inappropriate behavior increased temporarily?

A) Habituation
B) Re-acquisition of the response
C) An extinction burst
D) Spontaneous recovery

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