Each month, Ronald spends hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets in the hopes he will win the largest sum of money possible. Most of the time Ronald loses; however, on a few occasions, he has won significant sums of money. Those instances of winning stand out in Ronald's mind, so he continues to play the lottery in the hopes of winning more often. What operant principle best explains Ronald's behavior

Reinforcement operant principle

Explanation:

In simple words, Reinforcement can be understood as the consequence used in behavioral psychology to strengthen an organism's future behavior when that activity is anticipated by a particular antecedents stimulation. Greater regularity of activity, longer length, larger amplitude, or reduced latency are all examples of this amplifying impact.

51% were unhappy, i think .   ; )

no the answer is c only objects touching the earth's surface can be acted upon by an outside force