After Previously Rewarding the Class for Simply Generating a Research

question 19

Multiple Choice

After previously rewarding the class for simply generating a research question,your instructor decides to only reward writing a complete results section,and later rewards nothing short of a complete proposal in APA style.With which small-n design is this approach most consistent?

• A) AB
• B) reversal
• C) alternating treatments
• D) changing-criterion
• E) case study

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A technique in teaching that relies on the application of rewards and disciplining to influence behavior.

Observational Learning

The process of learning behaviors by watching and imitating others, also known as modeling.

Operant Conditioning

The technique by which learning adjusts the vigor of an action through the employment of reinforcement or discouragement.

Classical Conditioning

Education that takes place by associating an environmental cue with a naturally existing stimulus.