To get Michelle to clean her room more often, her parents gave her a piece of candy each time she picked up her toys. This resulted in more frequent room cleaning. However, when her parents stopped giving her candy, Michelle's room-cleaning behavior gradually became less frequent. The weakening of the room-cleaning behavior is called
A. intermittent reinforcement.
B. extinction.
C. punishment.
D. negative reinforcement.
B. extinction.
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a. justice; freedom b. justice; safety c. justice; power d. justice; progress
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a. Hinduism b. Judaism c. Christianity d. Islam
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What will be an ideal response?
One of the most fundamental principles of the Reggio Emilia approach is the image of children as
a. needy and weak. b. able to do first or second grade work. c. competent and strong. d. needing far more adult attention than is usually provided in traditional early childhood programs.