Monica is teaching her daughter how to behave in a social setting by praising her daughter when she says "Thank you" and "Please." Monica is using principles of

A) variable-interval scheduling.
B) delayed reinforcement.
C) classical conditioning.
D) operant conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

Operant conditioning is a learning process whereby behavior is strengthened or weakened by reinforcement or punishment.

Classical Conditioning

A training approach characterized by making associations between a stimulus in the environment and one that occurs naturally, causing a conditioned behavior.

Social Setting

The physical and social context in which people live or in which something happens or develops.