What Are the Core Principles of the Behavioral Approach

question 159

Multiple Choice

What are the core principles of the behavioral approach?

• A)Classical reinforcement and operant conditioning
• B)Operant punishment and vicarious reinforcement
• C)Classical conditioning and operant conditioning
• D)Operant conditioning and latent learning

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Definitions:

Trimester

A term used in pregnancy to divide the period of gestation into three stages, each lasting approximately three months, to describe the development stages of the fetus.

Thumb Sucking

A common behavior in infants and young children where they comfort themselves by sucking their thumb.

Teratogens

Teratogens are substances, environmental exposures, or pathogens that can cause developmental defects in a fetus when a mother is exposed during pregnancy.

DeCasper

Anthony J. DeCasper, a researcher known for his studies on prenatal and neonatal learning and memory capabilities, such as infants’ preference for their mother’s voice.