Evaluating a Cognitive Task to Determine How Best to Accomplish

question 26

Multiple Choice

Evaluating a cognitive task to determine how best to accomplish and monitor one's performance is called _____.

• A) automatization
• B) decentration
• C) metacognition
• D) social standards

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Definitions:

Covert Positive Reinforcement

A technique in behavioral psychology where positive outcomes are indirectly provided to reinforce desired behaviors without the subject's direct awareness.

Bootleg Reinforcers

Unplanned or unauthorized rewards that can maintain or increase an undesired behavior, often complicating behavior modification efforts.

Self-Reinforcement

A phase of self-management and an intervention technique. The process involves teaching students to either provide themselves with a tangible reinforcer after completing a desired behavior or engage in positive self-statements. Self-evaluation and self-monitoring are necessary prerequisites.

Self-Monitoring

A technique in which individuals observe and record their own behaviors as a way to increase awareness and facilitate behavior change.