In promoting legislation for land-grant colleges, Justin Morrill hoped to:
a) Raise standards in American universities to the level of their counterparts in Europe, which were granting the Ph.D.
b) Reestablish the classical tradition in American higher education
c) Save public lands in the West as a perpetual endowment for higher education
d) Provide a financial incentive for engineering and agricultural training in colleges and universities throughout the country
D
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a. through direct and indirect contact with infected fecal material b. during coughs and sneezes c. by drinking out of someone else's glass d. through contact with the fur of infected dogs and cats
Imagine that you want to improve a distractible child's ability to sit still and listen in class. Which one of the following procedures illustrates how you might use shaping to do so?
a. Explain the purpose of sitting quietly before reinforcement begins. b. Reinforce the child for sitting still on some occasions, but not on others. c. Reinforce the child for sitting still and listening for only a minute, then for progressively longer and longer periods of time. d. Frequently change the specific consequence you use to reinforce sitting still-and-listening behavior (e.g., you might use candy a few times, then praise, then privileges, and so on).
Very often students with intellectual disabilities need a curriculum to prepare them for a successful current and adult life. This type of curriculum is known as
A. adult preparation curriculum. B. functional curriculum. C. life preparation curriculum. D. adapted curriculum.
Which of the following is most likely to contribute to children having lower language scores at age 3 than many other children?
A) Living in a high-risk environment B) A boisterous, active temperament C) The gender of the child D) A child learning two languages