Negative reinforcement is a commonly misunderstood concept. Explain how negative reinforcement works using the A-B-C paradigm of applied behavior analysis and how negative reinforcement influences future rate of occurrence of the target behavior
What will be an ideal response?
A or antecedent: Must be aversive to the individual
B or behavior: A behavior (often intended to escape or avoid the aversive antecedent)
C or consequence: The aversive antecedent is withdrawn
Future rate of the occurrence of the behavior is increased
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Which of the following is true of moral judgment and moral behavior?
a. Children with better theory of mind are also capable of better lying. b. Preschoolers with good inhibitory control tend to give more reasons for dishonest behavior c. Children who lack theory of mind tend to give more elaborated responses to moral judgment dilemmas. d. Parenting style is unrelated to moral judgment
The fact that babies are repelled by the smell of rotting food supports
a. empiricism b. rationalism c. nativism d. associationism
According to the NCTM in 1989, because the world had moved into an information age, the "average" worker was changing jobs how many times over a 25-year span of time?
a) 1 job change. b) 2 or 3 job changes. c) 4 or 5 job changes. d) 6 or 7 job changes. e) 8 or 9 job changes.
When teaching a lesson or a series of lessons, teachers attempt to address specific issues and concepts. In which source do teachers usually find these issues and concepts?
a) In the NCTM documents. b) In the state model. c) In the course of study. d) In the department procedural manual. e) In the textbooks.