Mary and Jim took their two-year-old to the supermarket this past week. For more than an hour all Little Jimmy did was yell and scream because in the past this would have obtained him an ice cream cone. Jim managed to ignore him. Finally, Little Jimmy sto
a. shaping
b. extinction
c. punishment
d. token economy
Answer: b.
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A. most adolescents have a good sense of identity, but that their relationships with family tend to be poor B. adolescence is the worst time in life, and this program describes it well C. it does not portray the majority of teenagers D. it does portray the majority of teenagers
__________ increases tenfold from the twentieth week until birth
A) Amniotic fluid B) Brain weight C) Fetal length D) Neuron production
What is the significance of the word amae in Japanese culture?
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