A girl in your classroom rarely interacts with her classmates. She is obviously quite lonely but apparently has no confidence in her ability to make friends. Describe how you might help the girl develop social skills through shaping
In your discussion, be sure to include:
a. The specific behavior(s) you would shape
b. A specific reinforcer you might use, as well as a justification for your choice
c. The sequence of steps you might take as you shape the desired behavior
a. One or more social behaviors (e.g., carrying on a conversation, smiling at others, initiating interaction with a classmate, etc.) should be shaped.
b. Because the girl appears to be lonely, some form of social reinforcer (praise, attention, etc.) may be appropriate. Or perhaps, if the girl really wants to make friends, positive feedback regarding appropriate social behavior might be sufficient. (One of these or any other well-justified reinforcer is acceptable here.)
c. Any series of steps that resemble closer and closer approximations to effective interaction with peers is acceptable. A complete response should probably have three steps at a minimum.
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What will be an ideal response?
Mr. Davis asks his third graders to conduct experiments to examine the effects of water, sunlight, and type of soil on growing sunflowers. He tells them, "I want you to find out which of these three things—water, sunlight, and soil—affect how well sunflowers grow. Here are lots of sunflower seeds, lots of paper cups to grow them in, and two different types of soil. You can give your growing
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
An anecdotal record is
a. an amusing event or "anecdote' that you want to share with parents. b. a brief narrative describing incidents, behaviors, and interactions written after the fact. c. a narrative account of behavior and events written at the time it happens in the present tense. d. a method for tracking behaviors that occur at regular intervals in rapid succession.