Which of the Following Is NOT a Method of Enhancing

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a method of enhancing one's own competence as a professional social worker?

• A) Reading relevant research articles
• B) Reflecting on practice with a supervisor
• C) Reporting a colleague to the agency's program director because you suspect the colleague lacks competence
• D) Participating in social work skills training

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Definitions:

Fixed-Interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule where a response is rewarded only after a fixed amount of time has elapsed.

Operant Conditioning

A training technique in which the likelihood of a behavior is changed through the use of incentives or consequences.

Extinction

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

Partial-Reinforcement Schedule

In operant conditioning, a strategy in which a behavior is reinforced intermittently, often resulting in more resistant and persistent responses.