Based on the Baer et al. (1968) journal article, define the terms applied, behavioral, and analysis

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Applied refers to the interest of society in the problems being studied; there is a close relationship between the stimuli, behavior, and individual being studied
Behavioral refers to the pragmatic nature of the study; emphases are on what behaviors that people do rather than what they say; behaviors that are reliably measurable/quantifiable; whose behavior changes during a study must also be identified
Analytic refers a believable demonstration that the events controlled by the researcher account for the presence or absence (or changes in) the behavior in question

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A female who has a missing X chromosome in the 23rd position will have

A. cystic fibrosis. B. Turner syndrome. C. Kleinfelter syndrome. D. Tay-Sachs disease.

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It is the first day of school. Ms. Donahue is explaining the rules of the classroom while two students are talking in the back of the room. Which of the following strategies is most suitable for handling this situation?

A. Ms. Donahue should announce, "May I finish?" and then wait for the students to stop talking before she begins talking again. B. Ms. Donahue should stop explaining the rules and ask the students to rearrange their desks. C. Ms. Donahue should walk toward the students and say, "Please pay attention to the rules." D. Ms. Donahue should show her disapproval by avoiding eye contact until they stop talking.

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Promoting critical literacy involves

a. focusing on visual images rather than printed texts. b. reinventing ways to write critical essays. c. teaching students about critical theory. d. developing adolescents' ability to "read the world."

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