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Stella has been late to work often in the past. Stella’s manager tries to change Stella’s behavior by praising her whenever she is on time.
However, Stella realizes that this is what he is doing and resents his attempts to manipulate her behavior. This is an example of what problem with behaviorism and OB Mod?
A) Behaviorism and OB Mod assume that people’s thoughts and feelings in response to their environment are irrelevant.
B) Behaviorism and OB Mod put undue emphasis on cognitive processes.
C) Behaviorism and OB Mod only have an effect on human subjects when those subjects are unaware that these techniques are being used.
D) The best reinforcement to use and the schedule on which it should be used varies widely between individual subjects.
E) Behaviorism and OB Mod are based upon simple models of stimulus and response that may not hold true in a complex, real world environment.