When Charlie the cat was a kitten, he just happened to be near the kitchen when his owner used an electric can opener to open a can of tuna for him to eat. Curious about this strange sound, Charlie went to the kitchen and found the tuna in his dish. Now, no matter how deep his coma-like sleep is when someone uses the electric can opener for any reason, Charlie scrambles to his feet and sprints to
the kitchen. This story about Charlie is an example of
a. social learning.
b. information processing.
c. operant conditioning.
d. simple conditioning.
c
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A. 1.3 million B. 1.7 million C. 2.8 million D. 3 million
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A. a conscious effort. B. self-knowledge. C. reading about/researching aspects of teaching. D. all of the above.
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A) It may be that they have not been encouraged to play and explore B) Children who are medically fragile may have parents who concentrate more on keeping them safe and healthy than on encouraging them to play C) The child is interested, but has little or no access to the toys, materials, and activities D) The child is not capable of the same type of play as a typically developing child
Indirect requests, such as a child saying, "That ice cream looks good!" when she is
hungry, relate most to the aspect of language called a. morphemes b. phonemes c. syntax d. pragmatics