Ms. Patterson continually drinks coffee in front of her students. Should teachers be allowed to enjoy classroom rights forbidden to students? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Although there will inevitably be situations in which classroom teachers have rights forbidden to students, teachers would do well to not flaunt such rights. Ms. Patterson adheres to a double standard here: She and Dari can have a drink whenever they want, but the others cannot. Classroom teachers can be influential models that have a significant impact on students' behaviors. A teacher who exhibits a consistent disregard for rules may communicate the idea that ignoring rules is acceptable behavior. Instead, a teacher who finds that he or she must violate a certain rule should acknowledge the importance of the rule and provide a brief explanation of the uniqueness of the situation that warrants the transgression.
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Which one of the following best describes how neurons transmit messages to one another?
a. By stimulating the growth of surrounding glial cells b. By attaching themselves to the same terminal buttons c. By fusing the axon of one with a dendrite of the other d. By sending chemical substances across a tiny gap between them
The genetic characteristics of individuals combined with a particular history of reinforcement, in Skinner's view, account for
a. individual differences. b. mental retardation. c. self-paced learning. d. transfer of learning.
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D.
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