A young girl is just learning to dress herself. At first, the parents call her a "big girl" just for putting on her clothes "frontwards," even if they are not buttoned
Then, they call her a "big girl" if she tries to button them—even if the buttons are not in the right holes. Then, they call her a "big girl" only if she buttons them correctly. They have been using:
a. discrimination.
b. generalization.
c. higher-order conditioning.
d. successive approximation.
Answer d % correct 45 a= 1 b= 3 c= 51 d= 45 r = .27
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a. group therapy, drug therapy, social skills training b. cognitive therapy, drug therapy, psychoanalysis c. cognitive therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, client-centered therapy d. client-centered therapy, aversion therapy, psychoanalysis
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A. smaller; larger B. hazy; clear C. textured; shadowed D. to move quickly; to move slowly
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a. contralateral; ipsilateral b. ipsilateral; contralateral c. ipsilateral; ipsilateral d. contralateral; contralateral