amani woke up one morning and his mother asked him to get ready for school. Rather than get ready, he began to whine and complain about his clothes not feeling comfortable.His mother gave him a tremendous amount of attention and spent nearly 30-minutes trying to help him get ready that morning. Now, every morning, rather than getting up and getting ready right away, Damani whines and complains about his clothes being uncomfortable.    Is this an example of operant or respondent conditioning?

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amani woke up one morning and his mother asked him to get ready for school. Rather than get ready, he began to whine and complain about his clothes not feeling comfortable.His mother gave him a tremendous amount of attention and spent nearly 30-minutes trying to help him get ready that morning. Now, every morning, rather than getting up and getting ready right away, Damani whines and complains about his clothes being uncomfortable. 

 

Is this an example of operant or respondent conditioning?

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