Which one of the following alternatives best describes shaping?

a. Reinforcement becomes gradually stronger over time.
b. Reinforcement is weaned away over time, until a student is doing something without being reinforced.
c. The particular response being reinforced changes over time so that it increasingly resembles the desired behavior.
d. Praise is the only reinforcer used, and the specific things that are said to a student change as the student improves.


C

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Mr. Rancher is looking for techniques that can be used in his fourth-grade classroom to address the behavioral needs of Tommy who is twice-exceptional. Which of this list of suggestions would be appropriate for that purpose?

A. Promote a safe learning environment. B. Teach students to self-advocate for their needs. C. Maintain a well-structured, consistent classroom environment. D. Give students opportunities to talk about stress and stress-relieving techniques.

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The term which refers to the history of a word is:

a) orthography b) calligraphy c) etymology d) phonology

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An effect to the communication shift of question 1 is that:

a. numbers of the audience have not necessarily increased or decreased, but most segments of the audience prefer online school communication. b. numbers of the audience have decreased, and most segments of the population prefer print school communication. c. numbers of the audience have increased, and most segments of the population still prefer print school communication. d. numbers of the audience have decreased, and slightly more segments of the population still prefer online school communication.

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Framing effect is to ______ as base-rate fallacy is to ______.

a. representativeness heuristic; availability heuristic b. availability heuristic; representativeness heuristic c. population; sample d. sample; population

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