When Thomas, an Autistic Boy, Was Ignored After Instances of Self-Destructive

question 407

Multiple Choice

When Thomas, an autistic boy, was ignored after instances of self-destructive behavior, his tendency to injure himself disappeared. The operant principle employed was nonreinforcement and will lead to which of the following occurring?

• A)operant shaping
• B)stimulus control
• C)operant extinction
• D)reciprocal inhibition

Understand the implications of sampling from normally and non-normally distributed populations.

Understand the concept and computation of probabilities associated with the mean time until recharging for battery packs.

Differentiate between various sampling methods such as cluster sampling and stratified random sampling.

Determine the probability of sample means under normal distribution assumptions.

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