Which one of the following statements best characterizes how reinforcement of incompatible behavior can help reduce people's inappropriate behaviors?
a. When we reinforce different people for different behaviors, they begin to discover which behaviors are appropriate and which are not.
b. Negative reinforcement of an incompatible behavior can ultimately reduce the frequency of that behavior.
c. An undesirable behavior will decrease when a person is reinforced for behaving in an opposite manner.
d. We can reduce serious behavior problems by allowing people to engage in less serious misbehaviors.
c
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The final results in Terman's longitudinal study found
a. the study group, in their sixties and seventies, were superior in health, psychological well-being and survival rates to the general population. b. the study group, in their sixties and seventies, were now equal in health, psychological well-being and survival rates to the general populations. c. as the study group grew older, the women in the group functioned more as gifted underachievers. d. the study group was superior in financial accomplishments, but not in health or survival rates.
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a. problem identification b. consequential thinking c. alternative thinking d. means-ends thinking
Setting a direction for your job and keeping yourself focused represents which of the following skills?
A. Planning B. Time management C. Organization D. Presentation