Bobby's mother knows that if she continues to nag Bobby to do the dishes, he will soon react to this aversive nagging by completing the chore. If Bobby becomes more punctual about dishwashing as a result of this treatment, we could label his new habit as a(n) operant response that is established through

Reinforcement

Explanation:

People learn through different ways. One way of learning is through the process called reinforcement. Reinforcements play a vital role in how fast a behavior is learned. Reinforcement means anything that triggers the likelihood of a response. Skinner proposed the theory of reinforcement.

Reinforcement can be by praising someone or nagging someone in the case of Bobby's mother. If the nagging eventually brings out a response from Bobby making him do the dishes without being told, a reinforcement has been applied.