A high school student loses free time for disrupting the class. Eventually, the student stops disrupting the class. This is an example of __________ .
a. Positive reinforcement.
b. Negative reinforcement.
c. Positive punishment.
d. Negative punishment.
b. Negative reinforcement.
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In an experiment examining the effects of background noise on people's ability to understand a verbal message, one group of participants is given a comprehension quiz after listening to a passage being read to them with no background noise. A week later, the same group of participants is given a comprehension quiz after listening to a passage being read to them with 60 decibels of conversation as background noise. This is an example of a ____ design.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
By the age of ____, a child's auditory map for phonetic discrimination is complete
a. 1 month b. 6 months c. 1 year d. 5 years
In shaping, it is very important that the reinforcer come:
a. immediately before the desired behavior b. immediately after the desired behavior c. only after the subject has had time to appreciate what is happening d. at the same time that the target behavior is occurring
The Media Practice Model proposes that adolescents' media use is ________
a. passive b. rare compared to adults' media use c. frequent d. active