You Are at an Interview for a Position as a Fourth-Grade

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Essay

You are at an interview for a position as a fourth-grade teacher. The principal asks you how you would foster students' comprehension of informational text. Identify and explain three activities that you could discuss in your reply to this question. Be sure to support your response with theory.

Recognize discriminative stimuli and their role in operant conditioning.

Demonstrate knowledge of B.F. Skinner's views on behavior, control, and the role of environmental consequences.

Understand the process of extinction in operant conditioning and factors that influence its occurrence.

Apply the concept of the Premack Principle in modifying behavior.