When What You See Out in the Word Is Determined

question 279

Multiple Choice

When what you see out in the word is determined by what you expect to be out there, you are using:

• A)top-down processing
• B)bottom-up processing
• C)figure-to-ground processing
• D)opponent processing

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Definitions:

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced, indicating the appropriate context for that behavior.

Rewarding Stimuli

Stimuli that increase the likelihood of a repeat of the behavior that they follow due to their positive effects.

Self-Monitoring

A phase of self-management and an intervention technique. Self-monitoring involves the process of operationally defining a target behavior and having students observe and record its occurrence or absence while engaging in some activity or task.

Contingent Reinforcer

A reinforcement given only after a specific behavior is exhibited, thereby increasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.