Juan Conducts a Study with a Boy Who Has Been

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Juan conducts a study with a boy who has been inattentive during class. Juan first measures the number of times per class period the boy looks around the classroom without paying attention to the teacher. Then, Juan administers a treatment whereby the boy is given a reinforcement for each time that he pays attention to the teacher. Then, Juan takes away the reinforcement for a period of time to see if the inattentiveness returns. Finally, Juan reintroduces the reinforcement for attentive behavior. Juan has conducted which kind of experiment.

• A) A-B-A design
• B) A-B-A-B design
• C) Interrupted time-series design
• D) Posttest-only control-group design

Understand the role of intrapersonal and interpersonal processes in shaping personality.

Explain how different approaches to personality assess and predict behavior.

Discuss the influence of biological and environmental factors on personality development.

Understand how culture influences personality and the study of personality.

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Definitions:

Birds

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The partially digested, acidic food mixture that moves from the stomach to the small intestine.

Heartburn

A discomforting burning sensation in the chest, usually occurring after eating, caused by stomach acid refluxing back into the esophagus.