The Premack Principle Explains Why

question 82

Multiple Choice

The Premack principle explains why:

• A) shaping desirable behaviors leads to accurate conditioning
• B) a favored activity can be used to reinforce a less favored activity
• C) reward is preferred to punishment for effective learning
• D) the law of effect works

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Definitions:

Fragments

Small or broken pieces of something larger, often resulting from the physical breaking or destruction of an object or substance.

Tilted Layers

Geological strata that have been shifted from their original horizontal position, often as a result of tectonic forces, creating an angle with the horizontal.

Superposition

A principle stating that in an undisturbed sequence of rocks, layers of rock were deposited in order from bottom to top according to their age.

Cross-Cutting

Relates to geological features that intersect or cut across other geological formations, indicating a relative age relationship.