At the Community Training Center, maladaptive behaviors were decelerated by
a. assigning them credit costs.
b. suspending spending rights.
c. extinction or overcorrection.
d. banning social activities.
a
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Interventions to reduce stereotype threat help students move from a ______ mindset to a ______ mindset
a. stress, calm b. trait, experience c. fixed, growth d. threat, safety
A lawsuit brought against the San Francisco school system on behalf of all black school children in the district was based on the finding that a disproportionately:
A. low percentage of black children were receiving educational testing B. low percentage of black children were being placed in classes for the learning disabled C. high percentage of black children were enrolled in classes for the mentally retarded D. high percentage of black children were dropping out of school because they were not receiving adequate amounts of instruction
Marion needs to lose 20 pounds for her health. She will have the most success in the long run with the least health risks if she
a. has a gastric bypass or gastric band surgery. b. decreases food intake and moderately steps up exercise. c. sharply reduces food consumption. d. sharply increases her exercise.
Using bits of jerky as incentives, Alfred taught his pet dog to first lie down and then roll over. He MOST likely used _____ to teach his dog this trick.
A) secondary reinforcement B) negative reinforcement C) a diffusion chain D) shaping through successive approximations