Which of the following is the best example of applied behavior analysis?

a. Tiffany works with children by asking them what they want to accomplish and then helping them attain that goal through different forms of classical conditioning.
b. Bethany has children watch her repeatedly so as to understand how a task is to be done. Once they have finished the observation, then they are asked to imitate the behavior.
c. Agatha observes a child to see what purpose a disruptive classroom behavior serves, and identifies a new replacement behavior. She then implements a training program for the new behavior, reinforcing often at the simplest levels and gradually removing reinforcers as the child demonstrates the behavior independently.
d. Camille wants children to learn a new behavior and uses punishment as the basis for the behavior change.


c

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a. it involves a natural loss b. it may have involved a suicide c. it may have occurred in traumatic ways d. it was unpatriotic e. it is accompanied by formal memorial services

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Shane was on the rifle team all through high school and college. After years of exposure to the excessive noise of gunfire, Shane became partially deaf when the hair cells in his ears were damaged. Shane most likely has __________ deafness.

A. nerve B. cochlear C. conduction D. fused

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What is true about identity development in developing countries?

a. As globalization occurs, young people reject traditional cultural values in favor of Western values. b. Limitations on exploration are greater for boys because they are expected to provide for families. c. Limitations on exploration are greater for girls because they are not afforded many choices beyond wife and mother. d. For many centuries, young people have been encouraged to forge their own path and think critically about the lessons taught to them by their parents.

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There is a debate over whether or not information lost from short-term memory is lost due to ____________ or _____________

a. decay, displacement c. decay, interference b. time, obstruction d. interference, capacity limitations

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