After a Child Learns How to Use the Toilet at Home

question 26

Multiple Choice

After a child learns how to use the toilet at home, he is able to use the toilet at daycare and in public restrooms. This illustrates

• A)operant stimulus discrimination.
• B)operant stimulus generalization.
• C)response chaining.
• D)latent learning.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Heuristic

A mental shortcut that allows people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently.

Simulation

A method for implementing a model over time to study the behavior of a system or to analyze the implications of a complex process or strategy.

System-1 Thinking

Reactive thinking that relies heavily on situational cues, salient memories, and heuristic thinking to arrive quickly and confidently at judgments.

Analytical

Means that a person is habitually alert to potential problems and vigilant in anticipating consequences and trying to foresee short-term and long-term outcomes of events, decisions, and actions. “Foresightful” is another word for what “analytical” means here.