Fatima Has Developed a Habit of Taking Longer and Longer

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Multiple Choice

Fatima has developed a habit of taking longer and longer "breaks" to watch TV when she should be studying.Obviously, TV watching is reinforcing her break taking.To improve her study habits, Fatima could delay reinforcement by studying at the library or some other location a good distance from her TV.In this way, she will remove the reinforcement for "taking breaks." This strategy for breaking bad habits is known as

• A) modeling.
• B) extinction.
• C) shaping.
• D) latent learning.

Comprehend the nature versus nurture debate and the concept of behavior genetics.

Understand the implications of epigenetics and gene-environment interactions on development.

Grasp the concept of heritability and the genetic basis of individual differences.

Recognize the influence of genetic predispositions on human diversity and shared human nature.

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