Which of the Following Is an Example of Applied Behavior

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of applied behavior analysis?

• A) letting children with burn injuries play a virtual reality game while nurses change their bandages
• B) modeling quiet reading for children to teach them to sit quietly while they read
• C) talking with children about fears in an attempt to uncover the underlying cause of thumb sucking
• D) punishing a child by hitting him and then noticing that the child angrily hits a playmate in the same way

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