Aparent is trying to decrease a child's swearing behavior. for every hour that the child goes without swearing, the parent reinforces the absence of swearing by reading to the child. if the child swears, the parent does not give the child attention and the child has to wait another hour for a story. which differential reinforcement procedure is the parent using?

Fictional characters behave according to the same psychological probabilities as real people. but the characters of fiction are found in exotic dilemmas that real people hardly encounter. consequently, fiction provides us with the opportunity to ponder how people react in uncommon situations, and to deduce moral lessons, psychological principles, and philosophical insights from their behavior.