Reinforcing steps toward the target behavior is called

A. contracting.
B. shaping.
C. time out.
D. time-sampling.


B

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Mark is a twenty-five-year-old individual who resides in a mental institution. He believes that he is Abraham Lincoln

and spends most of the day trying to free the other patients. It is most likely that Mark has a a. neurotic disorder. b. paranoid eccentric behavior disorder. c. psychotic disorder. d. sociopathic disorder.

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Persistent persuasion does which of the following?

a. emphasizes natural consequences for misbehavior b. uses induction and repeated requests until compliance, without power assertion c. uses a constructivist approach in which the child constructs an understanding of appropriate behavior for a specific situation d. uses power assertion and if-then threats to achieve compliance

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Discuss how assistive technology can be used to assist students with disabilities who struggle with mathematics.

What will be an ideal response?

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School boards are:

A. eager to support programs for gifted students because of their success rate B. eager to support programs for gifted students because of their likely future contributions to society C. reluctant to support programs for gifted students because such programs have low enrollments D. reluctant to support programs for gifted students because such programs have low success rates

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