His Parents Give 4-Year-Old Tommy His Favorite Toy Each Time

His parents give 4-year-old Tommy his favorite toy each time he cries.His parents decide his crying is a problem,so they no longer give him his toy when he cries.As a result,Tommy stops crying when he does not have his toy.This is an example of:

A) extinction of a negatively reinforced behavior
B) extinction of a positively reinforced behavior
C) intermittent reinforcement
D) none of these

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