You have a young child in your classroom who has behavioral problems. You have tried many different strategies, unsuccessfully, to reduce the number of his inappropriate behaviors. Only one of those strategies seems to work. What strategy is it?
a. time out
b. physical punishment
c. token economy
d. shaping
A. Time out is effective for children with behavior problems.
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A. occipital lobe B. hippocampus C. anterior prefrontal cortex D. corpus callosum
The MOST commonly cited side effect associated with antianxiety drugs is
a. drowsiness. b. tachycardia. c. blurred vision. d. insomnia.
With tertiary circular reactions,
a. trial and error is used in order to learn how things work. b. trial and error is not needed. c. the child will give up if something does not work the first time. d. the child will rely on someone else to react
In the context of behaviorism, observable behaviors are considered public behaviors because:
A) they highlight the relationship between behavior and reinforcement and show that people influence one another's behaviors. B) they help patients gain insight into their conflicts through self-observations. C) they can be measured easily and different observers would agree about their existence and features. D) they exhibit human perceptions, emotions, and thought processes as an organized whole.