In teaching her son to play basketball, Mrs. Richards initially reinforces him with praise for simply dribbling while standing still, then only for walking while dribbling, and finally only for running while dribbling. She is using a procedure known as:
What will be an ideal response?
Shaping
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In studies in which researchers have attempted to teach apes to use a variety of sign languages:
a. some chimps have appeared to learn many words and combine words in appropriate ways b. it has been proven that chimps are incapable of acquiring and using nonverbal communication c. some chimps have achieved a level of language development that is equivalent to that of a 10-year-old child d. chimps have acquired several signs but have never been able to use them to communicate successfully
Which of the following correlates with an infant's ability to habituate to a new stimulus very quickly?
a. difficulties on other cognitive tasks b. difficulties with decoding social cues c. performance on intelligence tests d. performance on social-emotional scales
Which of the following statements about falls in late adulthood is true?
A) Declines in vision, hearing, and mobility increase the risk of falling. B) Because of weakened bones, serious injury results about 40 percent of the time. C) The risk of serious injury due to falling far outweighs the health benefits of activity. D) Nearly all older adults who have fallen admit that they purposefully avoid activities because they are afraid of falling again.
According to Erikson, each stage of psychosocial development is marked by a(n)
a. rapid period of psychological growth. b. initial regression to an earlier stage of development. c. psychosocial crisis. d. all of these answers are correct