Psychobabble Is

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Multiple Choice

Psychobabble is:

• A) an innate mental module that allows young children to develop communication skills.
• B) a pseudoscience covered by a veneer of psychological language.
• C) incoherent speech linked by remote associations called "word salads."
• D) a child's first word combinations which omit unnecessary words.

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Definitions:

Student Behavior

Refers to the conduct or response patterns that students exhibit in an educational environment, influenced by factors such as classroom management, learning styles, and social interactions.

Extinction

The process of withholding reinforcement for a conditioned response. Extinction has two parts: (1) if, in a given situation, somebody displays a previously reinforced response and the response is not followed by the usual reinforcing consequence, (2) then that person is less likely to do the same thing again when he or she next encounters a similar situation.

Grocery Store

A retail establishment that sells food and other household goods.

Schedule of Reinforcement

A rule or plan that dictates how often a behavior is reinforced, playing a crucial role in the learning process.