Researchers Have Discovered That _____ Helps a Child to Develop

question 148

Multiple Choice

Researchers have discovered that _____ helps a child to develop theory of mind months ahead of a child who does not.

• A) learning the alphabet
• B) going to day care
• C) having a religious faith
• D) living with older siblings

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by its consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without reinforcement.

High Steady Rates

Constant and uniform frequencies or levels maintained over a period of time.