Third-Party Help Can Be Used for All of the Following

question 55

Multiple Choice

Third-party help can be used for all of the following reasons, except:

• A) the parties disagree about what information is necessary, available, or required
• B) behaviour is positive
• C) the emotional level between the parties is high, with lots of anger and frustration
• D) communication between the parties is poor or has completely broken down

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of training by which successive approximations towards a desired behavior are reinforced.

Fixed Interval

In the context of operant conditioning, a schedule of reinforcement where rewards are delivered at fixed time intervals, provided the correct response is made.

Variable Interval

A reinforcement schedule in which reinforcements are given after unpredictable time durations.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is only reinforced after a specified number of responses.