When parents around the world use a short, sharp rhythm, they are

a. warning their baby.
b. comforting their baby.
c. calling attention to objects.
d. praising their baby.


ANSWER: a

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a. empathy. b. biological support. c. empirical support. d. ability to assist clients.

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The strategy for promoting generalization that uses self-instructions as a cue to engage in the appropriate behavior is referred to as:

a. incorporating a variety of relevant stimulus situations in training b. training skills that contact natural contingencies of reinforcement c. incorporating self-generated mediators of generalization d. teaching a range of functionally equivalent responses

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The primary investigators in the Abecedarian Project identified six principles that underlie most successful interventions in early childhood. These principles include all of the following except

a. developmental timing – interventions that begin earlier and last longer tend to have larger effects than interventions that are briefer and begin later b. focus -- superior results are achieved when intervention efforts are focused on parents rather than directly on children c. individual differences – some children and families benefit more than others from the very same intervention d. program intensity – interventions that include more hours of contact are most effective

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An irrational or phobic fear of gay men and lesbians is known as

A. heterosexism. B. sexual aggression. C. heterophobia. D. homophobia.

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