A School Age Child Is Allowed to Watch Cartoons Only

question 320

Multiple Choice

A school age child is allowed to watch cartoons only after the homework has been completed and the assigned chores for the day are done. On days the homework is unfinished, or chores are left undone, the child is denied cartoon time. As a result, the child has become responsible about what is expected. Which strategy are the parents using to shape the child's habits?

• A)Discriminative stimuli
• B)Punishment
• C)Rewards
• D)The law of effect

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Definitions:

Dominant

Referring to a trait that is expressed in the phenotype even when only one allele is present.

Recessive Allele

An allele that is not expressed in the heterozygous state. Compare with dominant allele.

Hybrid

The offspring of two genetically dissimilar parents.

Loci

Positions or specific locations on a chromosome where genetic information is stored.