While on Vacation in a Distant Country,you Notice a Teen

question 10

Multiple Choice

While on vacation in a distant country,you notice a teen wearing a New York Yankees cap.You should probably assume

• A)that he plays baseball.
• B)that he has visited New York City.
• C)that he speaks English.
• D)that he likes feeling in touch with the latest trends.

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A method used in behavior therapy that rewards behaviors that are progressively closer to the desired behavior.

Target Behavior

A specific behavior that is chosen for change or intervention within a behavioral modification plan.

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology for teaching complex behaviors by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.

Spontaneous Recovery

In learning theory, the reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of lessened response.