Of the following, the best definition of "partial reinforcement" is reinforcing
A. only some occurrences of a desired behavior.
B. any approximation of a desired behavior.
C. only a portion of a desired behavior.
D. every occurrence of a desired behavior.
Answer: A
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b. both other men and women. c. women but not other men. d. neither other men nor women.
In one well-known study that was conducted during an era of anti-Chinese prejudice (LaPiere, 1934), a researcher drove across the U.S. with a Chinese couple, stopping at dozens of restaurants, hotels, auto camps, and tourist homes. He was interested in attitude-behavior consistency. Specifically, he was interested in knowing the percentage of establishments that would serve the couple, as well as
the percentage of establishments that would say that they would serve the couple when contacted later. What did he find? a. Nearly 100% served them; and roughly 90% said they would. b. Nearly 100% served them; but only about 10% said they would. c. Only about 10% served them; but about 90% said they would. d. Only about 10% served them; but nearly 100% said they would.
Which of the following are rights accorded to those in the bereavement role?
a. Dependency status b. Temporary status c. Professional assistance d. Social disengagement e. Both a and d.
Gabriel's language and cognitive skills have developed greatly since he began attending preschool. His teacher explains things to the children when they participate in small-group activities and she encourages conversation between children and adults
According to Vygotsky, she uses language to advance thinking through social mediation. private speech. scaffolding. the zone of proximal development.