A student observes and records the number of times she talks without first raising her hand. Her teacher is

somewhat surprised to discover that the amount of talk-outs has decreased. This phenomenon is an example
of:

a. extinction effects.
b. stimulus generalization.
c. reactive effects.
d. negative reinforcement.


ANSWER: c

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Best practice stipulates that evaluation should rely on a single instrument for continuity

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which is an example of information that is most frequently stored in short-term memory?

a. Your parents’ birthdates b. The lyrics to a favorite childhood song c. The name of a person you just met d. Your best friend’s e-mail address

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A. superficial B. knowledge based C. caring D. assertive

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