Two Authors and Early Childhood Experts Who Emphasize a Need

question 21

Multiple Choice

Two authors and early childhood experts who emphasize a need that young families have for support from sources outside of the immediate family in order to nurture their children are:

• A)Olson and McGoldrick.
• B)Mead and Breadekamp.
• C)Brazelton and Greenspan.
• D)Brazelton and Bredekamp.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when it is no longer reinforced.

Reinforcement

The process by which stimuli strengthen behaviours.

Positive Reinforcer

An environmental stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the probability of that behavior occurring again in the future.

Positive Reinforcement

The process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering rewards for desired behavior.