Ms. Smythe keeps Eric after school whenever he swears in class. Even though Eric has been kept after school each day for the past three weeks, his swearing has increased rather than decreased. Given what we know about the effects of punishment on behavior, Ms. Smythe should probably conclude that:
a. Her punishment is only temporarily suppressing Eric's swearing.
b. The punishment is too severe.
c. Eric's swearing will decrease eventually.
d. Staying after school is reinforcing for Eric.
D
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A) psychology. B) geography. C) history. D) economics.
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a) implementing a variety of ways of delivering information to the learner b) creating a plan for developing instructional materials that increase student learning c) accommodating varying sizes of audiences in an effective and efficient manner d) supplying technology hardware that enhances individual learner differences given various learning situations
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a) comparisons of behavioral and constructivist approaches to instruction b) early experiments on learning and attempts to define what students should know c) emphasis on cognitive (information processing) approaches to the design of instruction d) the first attempts to use computers for instruction