When children are in the babbling stage of language development, they tend to repeat the particular speech sounds that attract the attention of their caretakers, while rarely repeating those speech sounds that do not receive attention from their caretakers. The fact that some speech sounds are repeated less frequently is due to the behavioral effect known as
a. punishment.
b. negative reinforcement.
c. aversive conditioning.
d. nonreinforcement.
D
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a. when the task is beyond the skills and resources of a single person. b. when the consequences of poor performance would be catastrophic. c. when the task is so complex that it can only be successfully performed through integrated action. d. in all the circumstances listed here.
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a. experimental research b. descriptive research c. double-blind research designs d. single-blind research designs
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a. testicular torsion c. benign prostatic hypertrophy b. priapism d. cryptorchidism
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a. Long-term memory is highly stable. b. Long-term memory is generative. c. Long-term memory is primary. d. Long-term memory is influenced by understanding.