Which of the Following Is Not an Impediment to Teaching

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an impediment to teaching being considered a profession?

• A) a lack of professional associations
• B) a defined body of knowledge and skills beyond that grasped by laypersons
• C) autonomy in deciding about spheres of work
• D) control over licensing standards and entry requirements

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Definitions:

Instinctive Drift

The tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with the conditioned response training.

Classical Conditioning

A training process resulting from the connection between a stimulus present in the environment and one that occurs naturally.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning strategy where only a portion of responses are reinforced, making the learned behavior more resistant to extinction.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a stimulus that already elicits a conditioned response is used as a conditioned stimulus to condition a response to a new stimulus.