Operant Responses Are Typically Established Through a Gradual Process in Which

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Multiple Choice

Operant responses are typically established through a gradual process in which closer and closer approximations of the desired response are reinforced. This process is called

• A) modelling.
• B) shaping.
• C) discrimination.
• D) learning.

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Definitions:

Formal Operational Thinking

The stage in cognitive development characterized by the ability to think logically about abstract concepts, proposed by Jean Piaget.

Formal Operational Reasoning

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where individuals are able to think abstractly, systematically, and logically.

Early-Maturing

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Adolescent Transition

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