A police officer visits Ms. Duhaime's first-grade class one morning to talk about safety precautions at home and on the street. The students listen quietly and attentively while the officer speaks. At the end of the visit, the officer and teacher agree that the students' good behavior warrants some kind of reinforcement. Given what we know about effective reinforcers at different grade levels,
their best choice would be:
a. twenty minutes of free time at the end of the day.
b. plastic toy police "badges" awarded by the officer.
c. a letter home to parents describing the children's good behavior.
d. an official-looking "good behavior" certificate given at the school's award ceremony the following week.
b
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a. trust versus mistrust b. autonomy versus shame and doubt c. initiative versus guilt d. industry versus inferiority
The language centers of the brain
A. are located on both sides of the brain. B. for producing speech are located on the right side of the brain, and the centers for understanding speech are located on the left side. C. for producing speech are located on the left side of the brain, and the centers for understanding speech are located on the right side. D. are located largely on the left side of the brain for right-handed people and on either or both sides for lefties.
Yaseen's research has addressed middle school students' body image. He is sure to include information about how he selected the scale that he used. One of the drawbacks of his study is that the scale had previously only been used with older populations. Yaseen should include this information in which of the following sections of his research report?
a. Literature review b. Instruments c. Results d. Participants
An example of demonstrating academic professionalism would be
A. sleeping on on Saturday because you deserve it even though you need to do research for an assignment. B. relying on friends to tell you what to do next. C. making a weekly schedule and doing your best to follow it. D. doing the next thing that comes up as you move through the week.