What is fading?

What will be an ideal response?


Fading is the gradual removal of a response prompt across learning trials until the prompt is no longer provided.

Psychology

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A. recalled less than B. recalled about the same amount as C. recalled more than D. produced longer narratives, but made more errors than

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The variance of an individual sample is more likely than not to be

a. larger than the corresponding population variance. b. smaller than the corresponding population variance. c. the same as the population variance. d. less than the population mean.

Psychology

Eric's basketball coach is helping him improve his passing skills. The coach teaches Eric how to throw a one-handed pass, a two-handed pass, and a bounce pass so that Eric will have a variety of passes he can throw when he is being guarded during a game. Which strategy for promoting generalization is the coach using with Eric?

a. teaching a range of functionally equivalent responses b. incorporating common stimuli c. reinforcing occurrences of generalization d. incorporating a variety of relevant stimulus situations in training

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In fourth grade, Tate joins the school band and learns to play the trumpet. After a year of practice, the cortical regions in Tate's brain responsible for motor coordination of the hands have increased dramatically. This phenomenon demonstrates that the brain has ____.?

a. ?neural plasticity b. ?lateral dominance c. ?myelination d. ?a refractory period

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