Ian tends to be very shy about participating in class discussions. You decide to try to promote greater participation in class discussion by first smiling encouragingly at him when he merely looks interested in saying something, then smiling at him when he raises his hand, and then praising him when he actually makes a contribution. The technique you are using is referred to as

a. spontaneous recovery.
b. shaping.
c. extinction.
d. positive reinforcement.


B

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Noah Webster

a. Supported the education of women. b. Prepared American versions of the Bible, the dictionary, and various textbooks. c. Supported the concept of free schooling. d. All of the above.

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Data collected for program evaluation that involves observations, interviews or making judgments and involves more than one person assigning the ratings independently must build in measures of which of the following?

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