Ms Johnson's Sixth Graders Complained About Diagramming Sentences, and They

question 65

Multiple Choice

Ms. Johnson's sixth graders complained about diagramming sentences, and they were able convince her to show a movie first. Ms. Johnson made the common error of

• A) bribing the students in order to gain their cooperation.
• B) promising a reward for an unflavoured activity.
• C) providing an incompatible alternative to the lesson.
• D) using a reinforcer before a low-frequency behaviour.

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