The KABC

question 37

Multiple Choice

The KABC

• A)has limited validity when evaluating gifted children.
• B)is unbiased when used with Mexican-American children.
• C)has a combined intelligence and achievement scale.
• D)produces large differences between African-American and white children.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of teaching complex behaviors by rewarding closer approximations to the desired behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.

Premack Principle

A principle in psychology which states that more probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors.

Chaining

A behavioral technique involving linking together discrete behaviors to form a complex behavior sequence.