Good grades are reinforcing to some children but not to others. Someone explaining this fact from an operant conditioning perspective would say that good grades are most likely to be reinforcers to children who:
a. Have been told that good grades can help them get a scholarship
b. Have previously associated grades with other reinforcers
c. Come from middle-socioeconomic backgrounds
d. Have never received a grade above C
B
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Which of the following factors has contributed to the perceptions that people with autism spectrum disorders have special abilities?
a. The way that individuals with autism spectrum disorders have been portrayed in movies b. Researchers have made claims concerning the special abilities of people with autism spectrum disorders. c. Large percentages of people with autism spectrum disorders have exhibited special abilities. d. People with autism spectrum disorders tend to score highly on measures of cognitive ability.
In direct instruction, the teacher determines
a. The method of instruction. b. The pace of instruction. c. The form of evaluation. d. All of the above.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. When drawing conclusions about the sample mean compared to the population mean, a researcher should indicate whether the sample mean is greater than or less than the population mean. 2. When reporting the results of a statistical analysis, it would be appropriate to report that the research hypothesis has been proven to be correct. 3. When reporting the results of a statistical analysis, it would be more appropriate to report that the research hypothesis has been “supported” rather than “proven.”