Which one of the following alternatives best describes instrumental conditioning?

a. Learning to use man-made tools in order to accomplish difficult tasks more easily
b. Learning to behave in ways that either bring pleasure or reduce the likelihood of aversive events
c. Learning that certain stimuli in one's environment often bring either physical or psychological pain
d. Learning complex sequences of psychomotor behaviors (e.g., dribbling and then shooting a basketball)


b

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Which of these is not one of the questions that can help infant-toddler teachers reflect on their responding habits?

A) Do you reflect the feelings of the speaker? B) Do you check your understanding of what others say by paraphrasing the content? C) Do you begin your response with objections first and agreement second? D) When disagreeing, do you state under what conditions you agree?

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The resulting legal decisions from the court system are called ______.

a. statutes b. administrative laws c. state laws d. case laws

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According to Baker (1985) there is no significant relationship between grades and acceptable school behavior

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Pedagogical content knowledge refers to comprehensive knowledge about content of a particular discipline.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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